1980's Cruise Ship Sinking

It was somewhat smaller than average size for its day carrying about 350 passengers and 200 crew.

1980's cruise ship sinking. Description from Coast Guard. Al-Salaam Boccaccio 02-02-06 Ethan Allen 10-02-05 Explorer 11-23-07 MV Saurav 02-28-08. Sinking of the PRINSENDAM October 4 1980.

By Dave Kiffer of sitnewsus. The ship wasnt with the company long catching fire in Alaskan waters in 1980 and sinking That same year Holland America introduced Veendam and Volendam both American passenger ships. In 2013 the New York Times did a study and found that between 1980 and 2012 16 cruise ships have sunk with most being in inhospitable waters doing adventure cruises such as visiting Antarctica or smaller vessels that got caught in sudden storms such as the Estona which sank in 1994 killing more than 800 people in the Baltic Sea.

The cruise ship PRINSENDAM was abandoned 200 miles off the coast of Alaska due to fire. Over 500 passengers and crew were rescued. The Sinking of the PrinsendamOctober 1980.

The sinking All 450 passengers had to be rescued after a 60ft gash was ripped through the hull of the Prince Ivanhoe Image. Prinsendam Holland America Line The Prinsendam was traveling the Gulf of Alaska about 140 miles from the Alaska coast near Yakutat Alaska on Oct 4 1980. Prinsendams Sinking in 1980 Led to One of Historys Greatest Maritime Rescues.

In 1980 the United States Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Mellon assisted in the rescue of 520 passengers and crewmembers from the burning luxury liner Prinsendam operated by Holland America Line. Cruise lawyers can pinpoint where the cruise ship line failed to provide safety and welfare of its customers. 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.

The Williamsburg brought 359 passengers and crew safely to Valdez. At the beginning of most cruise ship sailings the passengers gather for a safety lecture. Whats even scarier is that cruise ships only account for a tiny percentage of sea vessels that sink.