1991 Sinking Of Cruise Ship

The Oceanos cruise liner begins sinking off the Wild Coast.

1991 sinking of cruise ship. The vessel had been plying the waters of the Indian Ocean during July and August 1991. Photographs some taken by survivors document the cruise ship sinking off Southern Africas eastern coast in August 1991. Britanis was one of Chandris Lines longest-serving ships.

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. On August 3 1991 Oceanos set sail for East London South Africa and headed north for Durban led by Captain Yiannis Avranas. The oceanos cruise ship was sinking and the italan crew have left the ship and passangers to fend for themselfs.

The World witnessed an ugly scene back on 03 August 1991 when MTS Oceanos sunk in 1991 because of uncontrolled floods. A leak in the engine room caused the ship to lose power and the water continued to rise until it. The Soviet cruise ship Mikhail Lermontov sinks in 100 feet of water off the northern tip of New Zealands South Island after hitting a reef.

On board were 571 passengers and crew sailing into a storm which would soon claim another ship. Soviet cruise ship Mikhail Lermontov sinking on 16 February 1986. Attempts to beach the ship were unsuccessful and at 2250 hours she sank some distance from the shore.

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. 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. On Saturday 3 August 1991 the Oceanos set sail from East London with 571 passengers and crew en-route to Durban.

It berthed in East London on August 2. Sinking of the Oceanos 1991 - Royal Caribbean International - Cruise Critic Community. The ship was built.