1991 Sinking Of Cruise Ship

The vessel had been plying the waters of the Indian Ocean during July and August 1991.

1991 sinking of cruise ship. 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 Greek company that owned the Oceanos the cruise liner that went down off the coast of South Africa on Sunday has a history of maritime mishaps with three of its ships. More than 500 passengers and crew were saved.

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. See all the pictures from the dramatic evacuation. One of the 330 crewmembers dies but the rest of the crew and all 409 passengers mainly elderly Australians are evacuated.

In addition Readers Digest magazine published a detailed article in their November 1991 issue and they asked Moss Hills and his wife Tracy for as much detail as possible including emotions and personal memories of events prior to and during the sinking of the Oceanos. The ship was built. Soviet cruise ship Mikhail Lermontov sinking on 16 February 1986.

Italian cruise ship hits rocks. The Oceanos sank in 1991. 16 January 1991 Ship Country Description Continental Lotus India.

The Oceanos a 7554-ton cruise liner was steaming on a weekend voyage from East London to Durban when the ship lost power late Saturday. The Oceanos cruise liner begins sinking off the Wild Coast. She was launched in 1931 as Monterey serving alongside her sister Lurline for Matson Lines offering cruises to Hawaii from the USA.

The Oceanos entertainers including guitar players. Attempts to beach the ship were unsuccessful and at 2250 hours she sank some distance from the shore. The oceanos cruise ship was sinking and the italan crew have left the ship and passangers to fend for themselfs.