El Faro

ELEUTHERA, Bahamas — The U.S. Coast Guard resumed its search early Saturday across Bahamian waters for a disabled cargo ship with 33 crewmembers, including 28 Americans, that lost contact during Hurricane Joaquin, which was moving away from the sprawling archipelago.
The 735-foot (224-meter) ship named El Faro had taken on water and was earlier reported to be listing at 15 degrees near Crooked Island, one of the islands most battered by the hurricane. The Coast Guard said it hadn't been able to re-establish communication with the vessel, which was traveling from Jacksonville, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it was disabled by the storm.

Lost at sea: Ship with 33 people missing in Hurricane Joaquin _ EL Faro

(CNN)For more than 36 hours, there's been no word from, and no sign of, the U.S.-flagged container ship El Faro.

That means no news on what's happened to the 28 Americans and five Poles aboard, faced with the full fury of Hurricane Joaquin and its up to 150 mph gusts, 30-foot waves and potentially 25 inches of rain.

EL FARO _ lost at sea _ Hurrican Joaquin

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/us/hurricane-joaquin/


The EL Faro has been missing for days. 
We remain hopeful the Coast Guard finds the crew today.
Dwayne Clark
Jacksonville Florida Maritime Lawyers

After eyeing other Southeastern ports, Crowley consolidates its Puerto Rico service at Jaxport

Crowley Maritime Corp. is consolidating its Jacksonville operations, with Crowley Liner Services Inc. relocating its Puerto Rican service from its private terminal to the Jacksonville Port Authority's Talleyrand Marine Terminal.
Although John Hourihan, Crowley senior vice president and general manager of Puerto Rico operations, said the company considered other ports — including Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; and several small ports in the Southeast — the company ultimately decided to stay in Jacksonville, where it is headquartered.
From Jacksonville Business Journal