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Extreme environmental forcing on the container ship SS El Faro
Journal of Operational Oceanography ( IF 3.1 ) Pub Date : 2019-11-08 , DOI: 10.1080/1755876x.2019.1684136
Ray Bell 1 , Ben Kirtman 1
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ABSTRACT

The sinking of the cargo ship SS El Faro is investigated by providing a comprehensive analysis of the wind, wave and ocean currents associated with Hurricane Joaquin. Using state-of-the-art reanalyses the event is assessed in high resolution and from a long-term climate perspective. The last known location of the SS El Faro was in the north-west eye-wall of Hurricane Joaquin when it was a category four major Hurricane. The maximum individual wave height in this region was over 10 m and the Benjamin-Feir index was 0.69 indicating a high likelihood of rogue waves. As the vessel tried to outrun the hurricane it was continually impacted by strong wind and waves on its port side. This was compounded with flooding that caused a starboard list which likely eventually caused the vessel to sink.



中文翻译:

集装箱船 SS El Faro 上的极端环境强迫

摘要

通过对与飓风华金有关的风、波浪和洋流的综合分析,对货船 SS El Faro 的沉没进行了调查。使用最先进的再分析,以高分辨率和长期气候角度对事件进行评估。SS El Faro 的最后一个已知位置是在飓风华金的西北风眼墙,当时它是四级主要飓风。该区域最大单个波高超过 10 m,Benjamin-Feir 指数为 0.69,表明存在流氓波的可能性很高。当这艘船试图逃离飓风时,它不断受到左舷的强风和巨浪的影响。再加上洪水导致右舷倾斜,最终可能导致船只沉没。

更新日期:2019-11-08
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