1991 Sinking Of Cruise Ship

One of the 330 crewmembers dies but the rest of the crew and all 409 passengers mainly elderly Australians are evacuated.

1991 sinking of cruise ship. 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. A leak in the engine room caused the ship to lose power and the water continued to rise until it. She was launched in 1931 as Monterey serving alongside her sister Lurline for Matson Lines offering cruises to Hawaii from the USA.

SS BRITANIS - 1991. Sinking of the Oceanos 1991 - Royal Caribbean International - Cruise Critic Community. 16 January 1991 Ship Country Description Continental Lotus India.

On board were 571 passengers and crew sailing into a storm which would soon claim another ship. The ship was built. Photographs some taken by survivors document the cruise ship sinking off Southern Africas eastern coast in August 1991.

The vessel had been plying the waters of the Indian Ocean during July and August 1991. The Oceanos entertainers including guitar players. The sinking of the cruise ship oceanos.

The ships entertainers had to coordinate the rescue of 571 passengers after the captain and crew. 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 1991 sinking of the cruise ship Oceanos was anything but ideal explained Herring.

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. It berthed in East London on August 2. Britanis was one of Chandris Lines longest-serving ships.