FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
Mike Hanson
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866.890.6763
TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico Saddened by El Faro News
Jacksonville, FL (October 5, 2015) At 12:00pm EST Tim Nolan, President of TOTE Maritime
Puerto Rico issued the following statement regarding ongoing efforts to locate and communicate
with the El Faro and her crew.
At this point in time, the entire TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico family is distressed that it now
appears the El Faro sank at or near its last known position on Thursday October 1, 2015.
We continue to hold out hope for survivors. Our prayers and thoughts go out to the family
members and we will continue to do all we can to support them.
The efforts and assistance from the US Coast Guard has been extraordinary and we continue to
be grateful for their dedication and efforts to find surviving crew members. TOTE Maritime
Puerto Rico continues to work closely with the Coast Guard in ongoing search and rescue
operations.
The dedicated media information line is (866.890.6763) and the incident website is
www.ElFaroIncident.com. TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico will continue to make timely, accurate
updates via the website and phone line as they are available.
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