Fubar512 1,350 Posted October 6, 2015 The SS El Faro sailed into the Bermuda triangle, and vanished just north of the Bahama Bank. The powers-that-be are blaming its disappearance on Hurricane Joaquin, but we all know better. It's time to start searching for it in the Gobi desert. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_El_Faro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ordway 23 Posted October 6, 2015 I had friends growing up whose parents disappeared forever in a sailing yacht down there- leaving several kids-tragic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar512 1,350 Posted October 6, 2015 I had friends growing up whose parents disappeared forever in a sailing yacht down there- leaving several kids-tragic. I had a friend drown when a violent microburst hit my area, and its 90 mph gusts created a 15 foot vertical wave that capsized their boat just a few miles offshore. As the boat was sinking, my friend dove into the salon to save his girlfriend, not realizing that she was already safely away from the vessel, and wearing a life vest. He never made it back out of the cabin before the boat went under. The wall of water then sped seaward at an estimated 50 MPH, damaging boats out to 40 miles offshore, and taking two additional lives. This happened in July of 1987. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar512 1,350 Posted November 1, 2015 Well, they appear to have found the El Faro, in 15,000 feet of water: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/wreck_of_cargo_vessel_owned_by_nj_shipping_firm_be.html#incart_river_home Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,318 Posted November 1, 2015 15,000 ft, wow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 9,424 Posted November 1, 2015 about the average depth of the Atlantic ... and that area (iirc) is an abyssal plain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar512 1,350 Posted November 2, 2015 15,000 ft, wow. 15K? No big deal . Extendng the El Faro's course line towards Puerto Rico, it would have eventually crossed over the Puerto Rico trench, where its deepest part (The Milwaukee deep), has been recently sounded to 28,560 feet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Trench Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 9,424 Posted November 2, 2015 yes, and not too far from The City of the Builders of Memory edit.. opps, that's the Cayman Trough --- a bit further west Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+pcpilot 181 Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Its over my head...That's why I don't go any deeper than my bathtub. Edited November 6, 2015 by pcpilot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
