ABANDON SHIP - The alarm signal for Abandon Ship is seven short blasts followed by one long blast on the general alarm and ship's whistle. If you hear this alarm, muster on the main deck with your ...

The NTSB says the recording starts at 5:37 a.m., about 8 hours after the ship left Jacksonville for Puerto Rico. Capt. Michael Davidson called orders to abandon ship and sounded the alarm about 7: ...

When to Abandon Ship. What criteria do you have for abandoning your boat? By Kevin Falvey Updated: October 9, ... With night approaching, your high-water alarm sounds. You stop the boat, pull the ...

The captain of the doomed El Faro cargo ship sounded an alarm for his crew to abandon the vessel shortly before it sank last fall in a hurricane near the Bahamas, killing all 33 onboard, the U.S ...