The UNITED STATE National Transportation Safety Board is arranged to satisfy following week to figure out the possible root cause of the October 1, 2015, sinking of the U.S.-flagged freight ship El Faro.

The 790-foot vessel set out from Jacksonville, Florida, on a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 29, 2015, and also sank concerning 34 hrs later on near the eye ofHurricane Joaquin All 33 crewmembers aboard the ship died in the crash.

The NTSB released an examination as quickly as the sinking was verified and also with help from the united state Navy and also UNITED STATE Coast Guard, the wreck and also particles area lay October 31, 2015, at a deepness of greater than 15,000 feet off the Bahamas.

To day, the examination has actually set you back $5.6 million and also generated 30,500 hrs of investigatory job, according to the NTSB. As an outcome, the Board states it has actually generated greater than 70 searchings for and also greater than 50 suggested suggestions, which will certainly exist to the board throughout the conference following Tuesday, December 12.

The significant security concerns connected with this crash consist of the Captain’s activities; the money of climate details; bridge group administration; firm oversight; troubleshooting strategies; and also survival craft viability.

“The sheer volume of information that needs to be reviewed during the board meeting has necessitated minor modifications to the flow of the board meeting. Unlike other board meetings where the managing director reads all the findings and recommendations following investigative staff presentations, during the El Faro board meeting the investigative staff will present their findings and recommendations during their presentations. Probable cause will still be read by the managing director,” the NTSB claimed in a declaration.

The conference will certainly kick-off at 9 a.m. following Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at the NTSB Boardroom and also Conference Center in Washington, D.C. A real-time webcast of the conference will certainly be offered to the general public throughout the conference.

In September, the UNITED STATE Coast Guard launched the last record from its very own examination right into the case, that included a comprehensive account of the occasion in addition to the Marine Board of Investigation’s verdicts on adding aspects and also suggestions. The 199-page record determined causal aspects of the loss of the El Faro and also suggested a total amount of 31 security suggestions and also 4 management suggestions for future activities to the Commandant of the Coast Guard.