Cruise Ship Oceanos Disaster

She headed into 40-knot winds and 9 m 30 ft swells.

Cruise ship oceanos disaster. The Oceanos lost power following a leak in the engine rooms sea chest. In August of 1991 the Lutine bell was no doubt tolled to announce the demise of the Greek cruise ship Oceanos which had sailed from East London to Durban South Africa with 571 passengers and crew members. Passengers aboard the cruise ship Oceanos begin to panic when the ship starts sinkingTo make matters worse the captain and most of the crew have already ab.

The sinking of the cruise ship oceanos. The storm worsened and at approximately 2130 UTC2 while off the Wild Coast of the Transkei a muffled explosion was heard. They were all saved by guitarist Moss Hills who radioed for help and directed the rescue operation.

The Oceanos was a Greek cruise liner sailing the South African coast from Cape Town to Durban passing Coffee Bay off the Wild Coast an area known for treacherous currents and ship wrecks. August 23 1992 Royal Pacific sank in the Straits of Malacca after colliding with a Taiwanese fishing vessel resulting in two deaths. Seamen have expressed almost universal outrage at Capt.

Mts OCEANOS was a French built and Greek owned cruise ship which sank off the South Africas eastern coast in August 1991. The MV Oceanos was a 153m passenger ship built in 1952 and designed to carry 550 passengers and 250 crew. But instead of passengers being the top priority the majority of the ships crew including the captain fled before some passengers were even able to reach their emergency muster stations.

The sea that day was not happy it was grey and dark and angry even a big ship like the Oceanos was tossed around in. TIL that in 1991 the cruise ship Oceanos sank. The 7554 ton vessel was commanded by Captain Yiannis Avranas a Greek licensed master with 30 years seagoing experience.

It took the pilot of the tug boat several attempts and about an hour to disembark the Oceanos back onto his tug boat. The notorious master of the vessel was Captain Yiannis Avranas. In May two cruise ships the Island Princess Princess Cruises and the Regent Sea Regency Cruises collided in Alaskan waters.