Cruise Ship Oceanos Disaster

Achille Lauro was made famous by a 1985 hijacking but became a popular cruise ship with the South African public in the latter half of the 1980s and early 1990s when she sailed several successful cruise.

Cruise ship oceanos disaster. The MV Oceanos was a 153m passenger ship built in 1952 and designed to carry 550 passengers and 250 crew. Nevertheless the plight of the Oceanos in which all passengers and crew survived its Aug. The crew abandoned ship leaving the passengers behind.

In May two cruise ships the Island Princess Princess Cruises and the Regent Sea Regency Cruises collided in Alaskan waters. August 4 1991 MTS Oceanos Greek-owned cruise ship sank in 1991 in stormy conditions off the coast of South Africa. 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.

They were all saved by guitarist Moss Hills who radioed for help and directed the rescue operation. She headed into 40-knot winds and 9 m 30 ft swells. Italian Cruise Disaster Cruise ship to port.

The 7554 ton vessel was commanded by Captain Yiannis Avranas a Greek licensed master with 30 years seagoing experience. Achille Lauro and Oceanos are the two most famous of the cruise ships that temporarily cruised roundtrip from South Africa in those pioneering days of the South African cruise market. On 3 August 1991 the Oceanos set out from East London South Africa and headed to Durban.

On board were 571 passengers and crew sailing into a storm which would soon claim another ship. Its just a blackout Pressure mounts on cruise ship divers. It took the pilot of the tug boat several attempts and about an hour to disembark the Oceanos back onto his tug boat.

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 sinking of the cruise ship oceanos. 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.