"Run the Storm" is an incredibly captivating look into the eye of the storm of a real life tragedy. The writing is immersive, atmospheric, and most importantly factual.

This is a fascinating and sobering account of the rusty old El Faro cargo ship’s disappearance at sea with 33 crew members on board in October 2015. I was impressed by the author’s eye for detail and meticulous research, combing through a huge amount of documentation and data recordings to piece together the hours leading up to the disappearance of the ship. So many avoidable mistakes and regulation violations by the unsuitable and reckless captain who ordered the crew to stay their course and continue sailing towards a raging hurricane. Impressive chronicling of a devastating and avoidable tragedy.

This is a really interesting look into the events around the sinking of the El Faro. It also gives a huge knowledge dump on the Jones Act (which people may have heard of after the hurricanes hit Puerto Rico last year).

The author had access to the voice recordings from the ship, as well as extensive interviews with friends and family of the crew, and the access and information really shows up on the page. It's written very well, taking advantage of all the information to hand but keeping it somewhat linear and story like.

I would recommend this if you are an armchair adventurer!