Sinking Of The Cruise Ship Oceanos

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.

Sinking of the cruise ship oceanos. Contact Us We Will Match the Price or Beat it. The Oceanos Sinking Statement by Moss Hills Sep 1991 Here follows a detailed account of my involvement in running the rescue operation aboard the sinking cruise ship Oceanos. 40 facilities and activities.

Other information if you google or youtube it. Ad Enjoy private balcony swimming pool waterslide park VR experience and free buffet. Yiannis Avranas is a Greek former sea captain who commanded the cruise ship Oceanos when she sank off the Wild Coast of the Transkei South Africa on Sunday August 4 1991.

Photographs some taken by survivors document the cruise ship sinking off Southern Africas eastern coast in August 1991. It was owned by Epirotiki Lines of Greece and chartered by a South African company TFC Tours. THE SINKING OF THE OCEANOS - 4th of August 1991.

THE SINKING OF THE OCEANOS - 4th of August 1991. I cannot recall the times accurately but those given are my best estimation. The notorious master of the vessel was Captain Yiannis Avranas.

The ships were used on the Marseille - Madagascar - Mauritius service. The sinking of Oceanos. Passengers remained ignorant of the events taking place until they witnessed the first signs of flooding in the lower decks.

Contact Us We Will Match the Price or Beat it. Instead the cruise ship entertainers suddenly found themselves running the rescue on their own. In 1994 Avranas British wife Davina published a book about the sinking titled The Oceanos Tragedy.