 El Sol resumed cargo service with the Morgan Line , where she had 8 years of uneventful operation . On 11 March 1927 , however , El Sol was inbound to New York with a $ 1 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 cargo of pig iron , copper , and bales of cotton . When a heavy fog settled over New York Harbor , Captain Charles H. Knowles ordered his ship to anchor until the fog cleared . As El Sol was being maneuvered into position at about 07 : 45 , the American Diamond Line ship Sac City hit a glancing blow to El Sol , bounced off and then struck El Sol a second time , ripping through El Sol 's plating . Sac City 's bow had some slight damage , but El Sol sank quickly in about 60 feet ( 18 m ) of water about a half @-@ mile ( 800 m ) south of the Statue of Liberty . Out of El Sol 's crew of 45 men , 44 were rescued ; the ship 's carpenter , who could not swim , was last seen clutching the ship 's rail as it went below the surface . 
 El Sol resumed cargo service with the Morgan Line , where she had 8 years of uneventful operation . On 11 March 1927 , however , El Sol was inbound to New York with a $ 1 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 cargo of pig iron , copper , and bales of cotton . When a heavy fog settled over New York Harbor , Captain Charles H. Knowles ordered his ship to anchor until the fog cleared . As El Sol was being maneuvered into position at about 07 : 45 , the American Diamond Line ship Sac City hit a glancing blow to El Sol , bounced off and then<a href='been_done' title='1'><mark></mark></a> struck El Sol a second time , ripping through El Sol <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>plating . Sac City <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>bow had some slight damage , but El Sol sank quickly in about 60 feet ( 18 m ) of water about a half @-@ mile ( 800 m ) south of the Statue of Liberty . Out of El Sol <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>crew of 45 men , 44 <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> rescued ; the ship <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>carpenter , <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>who</mark></a>could not swim , was last seen clutching the ship <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>rail as it went below the surface . 
El Sol resumed cargo service with the Morgan Line , where she had 8 yrs of uneventful operation . On 11 March 1927 , however , El Sol was inbound to New York with a $ 1 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 cargo of pig iron , copper , and bales of cotton . When a heavy fog settled ova New York Harbor , Captain Charles H. Knowles ordered his ship to anchor until da fog cleared . As El Sol was bein maneuvered into position at bout 07 : 45 , the American Diamond Line ship Sac City hit a glancing blow to El Sol , bounced offf and then been struck El Sol a second time , ripping thru El Sol  plating . Sac City  bow had some slight damage , but El Sol sank quickly in about 60 feet ( 18 m ) of water abouta half @-@ mile ( 800 m ) south of the Statue of Liberty . Out of El Sol  crew of 45 men , 44 was rescued ; tdaship  carpenter , could not swim , was last seen clutching the ship  rail as it went below the surface .