Owners Of Hurricane-Sunk Ship Face $100M Liability Suit

By Alex Wolf (October 14, 2015, 8:57 PM EDT) -- The family of a crew member who disappeared when the El Faro cargo ship sank near the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin earlier this month filed a $100 million lawsuit in Florida state court Wednesday against the ship's owners and captain, saying his death could have been avoided if not for the defendants' carelessness....

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