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Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-three mariners, one megastorm and the sinking of El Faro
Rachel Slade
In the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Into Thin Air, Rachel Slade’s Into the Raging Sea is a nail-biting account of the sinking of the container ship El Faro, the crew of thirty-three who perished onboard, and the destructive forces of globalisation that put the ship in harm’s way.On 1 October 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the container ship El Faro whole, resulting in one of the worst shipping disasters in decades. No one could fathom how a vessel equipped with satellite communications, a sophisticated navigation system, and cutting-edge weather forecasting could suddenly vanish – until now.Relying on hundreds of exclusive interviews with family members and maritime experts, as well as the words of the crew members themselves – whose conversations were captured by the ship’s data recorder – Rachel Slade unravels the mystery of the sinking of El Faro. As she recounts the final twenty-four hours onboard, Slade vividly depicts the officers’ anguish and fear as they struggled to carry out Captain Michael Davidson’s increasingly bizarre commands, which they knew would steer them straight into the eye of the storm. Taking a hard look at America’s aging merchant marine fleet, Slade also reveals the truth about modern shipping – a cutthroat industry plagued by razor-thin profits and ever more violent hurricanes fueled by global warming.A richly reported account of a singular tragedy, Into the Raging Sea takes us into the heart of an age-old American industry, casting new light on the hardworking crew of El Faro who paid the ultimate price in the name of profit.
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Copyright © 2018 by Rachel Slade
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Version: 2018-04-23
Dedication (#ulink_abb65e61-d384-538f-a7f5-e77c5977fae7)
To the families and friends of thoselost on El Faro.
No one should have to endure such sorrow.
Epigraph (#ulink_32fd86c4-16bf-51f2-a244-540543f10f28)
There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.
—LORD JIM, JOSEPH CONRAD
CONTENTS
COVER (#u47ae9ba3-e66c-5b7a-a604-7e26adc41d58)
TITLE PAGE (#u0b299b78-1c41-5722-8583-33e8a71d15b7)
COPYRIGHT (#ucd11eaef-e576-5d50-8f1c-9f13476f63a8)
DEDICATION (#uf10a7f09-d284-51d7-a42a-d4534ac2107e)
EPIGRAPH (#uc9356f3a-c57a-5857-be25-b063eca99712)
CAST OF CHARACTERS
CHAIN OF COMMAND ABOARD EL FARO
EL FARO PLANS AND CROSS-SECTION
A NOTE ON THE TEXT
PART I
CHAPTER 1: THE CLOCK IS TICKING
CHAPTER 2: BLOUNT ISLAND
CHAPTER 3: TROPICAL STORM JOAQUIN
CHAPTER 4: THIRD MATE JEREMIE RIEHM
CHAPTER 5: A HURRICANE IS NOT A POINT ON A MAP
CHAPTER 6: SECOND MATE DANIELLE RANDOLPH
CHAPTER 7: COLLISION COURSE
CHAPTER 8: HULL NUMBER 670
CHAPTER 9: AFTERNOON
CHAPTER 10: CAPTAIN MICHAEL DAVIDSON
CHAPTER 11: QUESTION AUTHORITY?
CHAPTER 12: THE JONES ACT
CHAPTER 13: EVENING
CHAPTER 14: NIGHT
CHAPTER 15: NECESITAMOS LA MERCANCÍA
CHAPTER 16: DAWN
CHAPTER 17: THE RAGING SEA
CHAPTER 18: WE’RE GONNA MAKE IT
PART II
CHAPTER 19: WE’VE LOST COMMUNICATION
CHAPTER 20: SEARCH AND RESCUE
CHAPTER 21: FLIGHT TO JACKSONVILLE
CHAPTER 22: SHIPS DON’T JUST DISAPPEAR
CHAPTER 23: PROFIT AND LOSS
CHAPTER 24: THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE
CHAPTER 25: HOW TO SINK A SHIP
CHAPTER 26: ADMIRAL GREENE CLEARS THE AIR
CHAPTER 27: PORTRAIT OF INCOMPETENCE
CHAPTER 28: MISSION NUMBER TWO
CHAPTER 29: THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING
CHAPTER 30: VOICES
CHAPTER 31: TWENTY-FOUR MINUTES
CHAPTER 32: SPIRITS
EPILOGUE
CREW LIST
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A NOTE ON SOURCES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR (#u4cb7f30f-de19-554a-af52-de42d7b05302)
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER (#u148b5502-c3c5-5354-a76b-e8d7141f7203)
CAST OF CHARACTERS (#u4ea0cbb8-8bdd-51a1-9c6e-534c4a0fe087)
FEATURED EL FARO OFFICERS AND CREW
DECK DEPARTMENT
Michael Davidson, 53, Master
Steven Shultz, 54, Chief Mate, First Watch
Danielle Randolph, 34, Second Mate, Second Watch
Jeremie Riehm, 46, Third Mate, Third Watch
Frank Hamm, 49, Able Seaman, Helmsman for the First Watch
Jackie Jones, 38, Able Seaman, Helmsman for the Second Watch
Jack Jackson, 60, Able Seaman, Helmsman for the Third Watch
ENGINEERING
Richard Pusatere, 34, Chief Engineer, Dayworker
Michael Holland, 25, Third Assistant Engineer
LaShawn Rivera, 32, Chief Cook
James Porter, 40, Utility Person
Jeff Mathias, 42, off-duty Chief Engineer in charge of Polish workers aboard El Faro
EL FARO FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Laurie Bobillot, mother of Danielle Randolph
Jill Jackson-d’Entremont, sister of Jack Jackson
Robert Green, stepfather of LaShawn Rivera
Rochelle Hamm, wife of Frank Hamm
Glen Jackson, brother of Jack Jackson
Jenn Mathias, wife of Jeff Mathias
Marlena Porter, wife of James Porter
Frank Pusatere, father of Richard Pusatere
