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Investigators Will Release Transcript From El Faro's Final Voyage

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) —  Investigators will release transcripts of the audio recovered from the freighter El Faro which sunk during hurricane Joaquin killing all those on board.

The recordings transcribed from the ship's voyage data recorder are set to be released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington, D.C.

The 790-foot freighter sank near the Bahamas in October 2015 during the hurricane after losing propulsion between Jacksonville, Florida, and Puerto Rico. All 33 people on board died.

Related: El Faro 'Black Box' Recovered From 15K-Feet Beneath The Sea

Search crews hauled up the ship's recorder last summer from the vessel's final resting place some 15,000 feet beneath the sea.

Also to be released are five reports that details facts about weather, engineering, survival factors and other data from the ship's recorder.

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