Cruise Ship Oceanos Disaster

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Cruise ship oceanos disaster. 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. It took the pilot of the tug boat several attempts and about an hour to disembark the Oceanos back onto his tug boat. The MV Oceanos was a 153m passenger ship built in 1952 and designed to carry 550 passengers and 250 crew.

It was owned by Epirotiki Lines of Greece and chartered by a South African company TFC Tours. They were all saved by guitarist Moss Hills who radioed for help and directed the rescue operation. We read time and time again about disasters like this rust buckets being put to sea but nothing is really ever done about it.

TIL that in 1991 the cruise ship Oceanos sank. 4 sinking is a reminder that problems at sea can and do continue to happen - and often with life-threatening potential. The oceanos cruise ship was sinking and the italan crew have left the ship and passangers to fend for themselfs.

Its just a blackout Pressure mounts on cruise ship divers. In May two cruise ships the Island Princess Princess Cruises and the Regent Sea Regency Cruises collided in Alaskan waters. On 3 August 1991 the Oceanos set out from East London South Africa and headed to Durban.

Launched July 1952 by Forges Chantiers de la Gironde in Bordeaux as the Jean Laborde it was the last of 4 sister ships built for Messageries Maritimes. The masters actions during the sinking of the Oceanos raised a number of questions among. 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.

She headed into 40-knot winds and 9 m 30 ft swells. Horrible Cruise Ship Disasters From Hell - YouTube. Nevertheless the plight of the Oceanos in which all passengers and crew survived its Aug.