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It's gotten squarer. over the years. brighter. bigger. it's gotten thinner. even curvier. but what's next? for all binge watchers. movie geeks. sports freaks. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. hurricane joaquin may not have hit the united states directly, but it, along with another storm system, is causing some serious problems nonetheless. you're looking at flooding in south carolina where heavy rain has been falling all weekend. president obama even declaring a state of emergency in that state.

Throughout the week. our captain, who has over 20 years experience at sea, 10 years as a master captain, and spent time with us as a captain in the puerto rico trade, sail thing route on a number -- many occasions. the storm had been monitored on his return from puerto rico. he continued to watch the storm while he was in jacksonville. he developed his transit list going south bound with the storm being factored into the plan. then the ship departed tuesday evening, enroute to san juan, puerto rico with what the captain established as a safe passage and route. >> tim, did the company have to g...

They're going between jacksonville and san juan. >> how old is this vessel, has it had any problems in the past? >> the ship was built in 1975. it's a u.s. flag ship with an american crew. the ship is 790 feet long. it is a sturdy ship. sit a ship that's very well maintained. much confidence in this ship. it served in different trades around north america, and had been serving in this trade for some years. >> what does the fact that they found this life ring tell you, tim? >> well, i think the initial thing, which we noted earlier, that it reflects the ship was caught in extreme weather, rough...

Families. >> we're all praying. christine, thank you so much. the cargo ship is owned by a company in puerto rico. i'm joined by the president of that president, tim nolan. thank you for joining us. when was the last time you had contact with this ship? >> last time we had contact was on october 1st, around 7:15 in the morning. >> all right. what did they tell you? >> the captain reported to us by satellite radio he was experiencing a navigation instance. the captain reported his vessel was disabled, and that an access portal popped open, allowing flow of water into the third hole. >> the ques...

They're going between jacksonville and san juan. >> how old is this vessel, has it had any problems in the past? >> the ship was built in 1975. it's a u.s. flag ship with an american crew. the ship is 790 feet long. it is a sturdy ship. sit a ship that's very well maintained. much confidence in this ship. it served in different trades around north america, and had been serving in this trade for some years. >> what does the fact that they found this life ring tell you, tim? >> well, i think the initial thing, which we noted earlier, that it reflects the ship was caught in extreme weather, rough...