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NTSB – 26 hours of VDR data from El Faro

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a news release stating that 26 hours of information have been recovered from the voyage data recorder (VDR) of the cargo ship El Faro. The data includes bridge audio, weather data, and navigational data, but is degraded in places. Transcript development is expected to be a time-consuming process. The vessel sank on 1 October 2015 during Hurricane Joaquin. (8/24/16) [http://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/PR20160824.aspx].

UK – former HMS Illustrious to be scrapped

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a news release stating that the former aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious has been sold for scrapping after there were no acceptable bids for preservation. (8/23/16) [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/former-hms-illustrious-set-to-sail-on-her-final-voyage]. Fonte:  Dennis Bryant.