 In a hearings before the United States Steamboat Inspection Service , Captain Knowles of El Sol and the captain of Sac City were both cleared of wrongdoing in the collision , and the blame was laid on the heavy fog . On 31 July , The New York Times reported on the cargo salvage operations still underway on the wreck of El Sol . In three months of continuous operations , the salvage company reported that about 35 % of the sunken ship 's cargo had been recovered . The hulk of El Sol was scrapped later in 1927 . 
 In a hearings before the United States Steamboat Inspection Service , Captain Knowles of El Sol and the captain of Sac City <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> both cleared of wrongdoing in the collision , and the blame was laid on the heavy fog . On 31 July , The New York Times reported on the cargo salvage operations still underway on the wreck of El Sol . In three months of continuous operations , the salvage company reported that about 35 % of the sunken ship <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>cargo <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> been recovered . The hulk of El Sol was scrapped later in 1927 . 
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