The 2015 US Disaster That Revolutionized Ship Crash Investigations

The US Container Ship, the El Faro, sunk on 1 October 2015, sailing straight into the eye of a … [+]
The police in Mauritius investigating the grounding of the oil spill ship, the Wakashio, revealed late last week that they were unable to obtain sound from the ship’s black box.

7 Oct 2020: Press Conference by Mauritius Police Officer leading the Wakashio police enquiry, … [+]
That is not surprising, given how ship black boxes are configured, often with multiple microphones plugged in, recording to several audio tracks simultaneously. However, this only makes the case stronger