The Tale of the Wreck of the S.S. El Faro

In October of 2015 the El Faro, a U.S. flagged cargo ship, sank in Hurricane Joaquin northeast of the Bahamas. Despite a seasoned crew, state of the art navigation systems, and advance warning of the storm, the ship went down with without sending out a Mayday and without launching lifeboats. All 33 souls on board were lost. George Michelsen Foy, lifelong mariner and author, joins host Mindy Todd for this interview on The Point. They discuss his most recent book is Run the Storm: A Savage Hurricane, A Brave Crew and the Wreck of the SS El Faro.