A friend of ours in Connecticut who is a containership captain went to
school with the captain of the El Faro at Maine Maritime Academy in
Castine.

http://gcaptain.com/captain-of-ill-fated-el-faro-described-as-experienced-and-trusted-mariner/#.VhejXSssycM
http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/local/2015/10/08/fifth-maine-maritime-academy-graduate-lost-sea/73579548/