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This is sad and horrifying. The El Faro, a cargo ship that sailed into a category 4 hurricane and sank. The captain noted, “Oh look at that red sky over there. Red in the morning sailors take warning.”
Disastrous Indifference: The Loss of SS El Faro
Transcript of the last ten minutes aboard El Faro
Second mate, yelling: Alright I got containers in the water!
Captain: Alright.
Captain: Alright, let’s go ahead and ring it – ring the Abandon Ship.
(The sounds of a high-frequency bell ringing in seven pulse tones.)
Captain, in a raised voice: Tell ‘em we’re goin’ in!
Second mate: Can I get my vest?
Captain: Yup. Bring mine up too and bring one for (Able Seaman 1).
Able Seaman 1: I need ‘em too.
Able Seaman 1, yelling: Please!
Captain: Okay, buddy, relax. Go ‘head, second mate.
Captain: Bow is down. Bow is down.
Unknown: I got lanterns.
Captain: I got nothing.
Captain: Do you think you can make it?
Unknown: Yeah.
Unknown: Sure, go ‘head.
Able Seaman 1: Gotta get my wallet and medicine and stuff.
Captain: Alright chief mate, chief mate.
Captain: Go ‘head (Able Seaman 1).
Unknown, yelling: Go ‘head, cap’n.
Captain, yelling: Yeah—yeah—yeah—get into your, get into your rafts! … Throw all your rafts into the water!
Unknown: Throw the rafts in the water. Roger.
Captain, yelling: Everybody — everybody get off! Get off the ship! Stay together!
Able Seaman 1: Cap. … Cap … Cap.
Captain: What?
Captain: Come on, (Able Seaman 1). Gotta move. We gotta move. You gotta get up. You gotta snap out of it — and we gotta get out.
Able Seaman 1: Okay.
Captain: Come up.
Able Seaman 1: Okay.
Able Seaman 1: Help me.
Captain: You gotta get to safety (Able Seaman 1). (Yelling) Ya gotta get to safety (Able Seaman 1)!
Unknown, yelling: Cap! Captain!
Captain: What?
Unknown: Ya alright?
Captain: Yep.
(Sound of power phone ringing)
(Loud, electronic pulsing alarm repeats twice per second.)
Unknown, yelling: Whooo!
Unknown, yelling: Yeah! Captain!
Unknown, yelling: Captain!
Able Seaman 1: What do you think?
Able Seaman 1, yelling: Help me!
Captain: (Able Seaman 1)?
Captain: Don’t panic. Don’t panic. Work your way up here.
Able Seaman 1, yelling: I can’t!
Captain: (Able Seaman 1.)
Able Seaman 1, yelling: Help me!
Captain: You’re okay. Come on.
Captain, yelling: Don’t freeze up, (Able Seaman 1)! Come on.
Unknown: Cap.
Unknown: Are you?
Captain, yelling: Where are the life preservers on here?
Captain, yelling: Hey! Don’t panic!
Captain, yelling: Where are the life preservers on the bridge?
Captain, yelling: Yeah, go ahead and grab one!
Unknown: (Unintelligible) me.
Able Seaman 1, yelling: I can’t!
Captain, loudly: Yes you can!
Able Seaman 1, yelling: My feet are slipping!
Able Seaman 1, yelling: Goin’ down!
Captain, loudly: You’re not goin’ down! Come on!
Able Seaman 1, yelling: I need a ladder!
Captain, loudly: We don’t have a ladder, (Able Seaman 1)!
Able Seaman 1, loudly: A line!
Captain, loudly: I don’t have a line, (Able Seaman 1)!
Able Seaman 1: You gunna leave me.
Captain, loudly: I’m not leavin’ you! Let’s go!
Able Seaman 1: (Screaming)
Able Seaman 1, yelling: I need someone to help me! (You gunna) help me?
Captain: I’m the only one here, (Able Seaman 1).
Able Seaman 1, yelling: I can’t! I can’t! I’m a goner!
Captain, yelling: No you’re not!
Able Seaman 1, yelling: Just help me!
Captain, loudly: (Able Seaman 1), let’s go!
Able Seaman 1: (yelling)
Able Seaman 1: (yelling)
Captain: (yelling)
Able Seaman 1: (yelling)
(A low frequency rumble)
Captain, yelling: (Able Seaman 1)!
Captain, yelling: It’s time to come this way!
Disastrous Indifference: The Loss of SS El Faro
Transcript of the last ten minutes aboard El Faro
Second mate, yelling: Alright I got containers in the water!
Captain: Alright.
Captain: Alright, let’s go ahead and ring it – ring the Abandon Ship.
(The sounds of a high-frequency bell ringing in seven pulse tones.)
Captain, in a raised voice: Tell ‘em we’re goin’ in!
Second mate: Can I get my vest?
Captain: Yup. Bring mine up too and bring one for (Able Seaman 1).
Able Seaman 1: I need ‘em too.
Able Seaman 1, yelling: Please!
Captain: Okay, buddy, relax. Go ‘head, second mate.
Captain: Bow is down. Bow is down.
Unknown: I got lanterns.
Captain: I got nothing.
Captain: Do you think you can make it?
Unknown: Yeah.
Unknown: Sure, go ‘head.
Able Seaman 1: Gotta get my wallet and medicine and stuff.
Captain: Alright chief mate, chief mate.
Captain: Go ‘head (Able Seaman 1).
Unknown, yelling: Go ‘head, cap’n.
Captain, yelling: Yeah—yeah—yeah—get into your, get into your rafts! … Throw all your rafts into the water!
Unknown: Throw the rafts in the water. Roger.
Captain, yelling: Everybody — everybody get off! Get off the ship! Stay together!
Able Seaman 1: Cap. … Cap … Cap.
Captain: What?
Captain: Come on, (Able Seaman 1). Gotta move. We gotta move. You gotta get up. You gotta snap out of it — and we gotta get out.
Able Seaman 1: Okay.
Captain: Come up.
Able Seaman 1: Okay.
Able Seaman 1: Help me.
Captain: You gotta get to safety (Able Seaman 1). (Yelling) Ya gotta get to safety (Able Seaman 1)!
Unknown, yelling: Cap! Captain!
Captain: What?
Unknown: Ya alright?
Captain: Yep.
(Sound of power phone ringing)
(Loud, electronic pulsing alarm repeats twice per second.)
Unknown, yelling: Whooo!
Unknown, yelling: Yeah! Captain!
Unknown, yelling: Captain!
Able Seaman 1: What do you think?
Able Seaman 1, yelling: Help me!
Captain: (Able Seaman 1)?
Captain: Don’t panic. Don’t panic. Work your way up here.
Able Seaman 1, yelling: I can’t!
Captain: (Able Seaman 1.)
Able Seaman 1, yelling: Help me!
Captain: You’re okay. Come on.
Captain, yelling: Don’t freeze up, (Able Seaman 1)! Come on.
Unknown: Cap.
Unknown: Are you?
Captain, yelling: Where are the life preservers on here?
Captain, yelling: Hey! Don’t panic!
Captain, yelling: Where are the life preservers on the bridge?
Captain, yelling: Yeah, go ahead and grab one!
Unknown: (Unintelligible) me.
Able Seaman 1, yelling: I can’t!
Captain, loudly: Yes you can!
Able Seaman 1, yelling: My feet are slipping!
Able Seaman 1, yelling: Goin’ down!
Captain, loudly: You’re not goin’ down! Come on!
Able Seaman 1, yelling: I need a ladder!
Captain, loudly: We don’t have a ladder, (Able Seaman 1)!
Able Seaman 1, loudly: A line!
Captain, loudly: I don’t have a line, (Able Seaman 1)!
Able Seaman 1: You gunna leave me.
Captain, loudly: I’m not leavin’ you! Let’s go!
Able Seaman 1: (Screaming)
Able Seaman 1, yelling: I need someone to help me! (You gunna) help me?
Captain: I’m the only one here, (Able Seaman 1).
Able Seaman 1, yelling: I can’t! I can’t! I’m a goner!
Captain, yelling: No you’re not!
Able Seaman 1, yelling: Just help me!
Captain, loudly: (Able Seaman 1), let’s go!
Able Seaman 1: (yelling)
Able Seaman 1: (yelling)
Captain: (yelling)
Able Seaman 1: (yelling)
(A low frequency rumble)
Captain, yelling: (Able Seaman 1)!
Captain, yelling: It’s time to come this way!
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