May 18, 2016 - 10:17 AM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The freighter El Faro received a subscription weather service report that contained outdated tracking information the day before it sank during a hurricane.
Officials for Applied Weather Technology Inc. testified Wednesday before the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation panel looking into the El Faro's Oct. 1 sinking.
The cargo ship sank while sailing from Jacksonville to Puerto Rico after losing propulsion during Hurricane Joaquin. All 33 aboard died.
Richard Brown, vice-president of operations for the weather company, says Capt. Michael Davidson was receiving Joaquin's tracking data that was 10 hours old.
A National Hurricane Center official said Tuesday its initial Joaquin forecasts -- used by the company -- also contained significant errors.
News from © The Associated Press, 2016