Family and community members gathered Wednesday to mark 10 years since the El Faro cargo ship sank, claiming 33 lives.

The 790-foot Jacksonville-based vessel went down on October 1, 2015, near the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin while en route to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“I want the world to know that my husband tried his best to save that vessel,” said Rochelle Hamm, widow of one of the crew members, during Wednesday’s memorial service. “He did his job and he did it with dignity. So, I’m proud to be his wife.”

Investigators said the captain chose to sail approximately 60 miles from the hurricane’s path, despite crew members’ requests to take a different route or return to port. Investigators determined he relied partly on outdated weather forecasting data.

Search crews located the wrec

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