Greek Cruise Ship Sinks

A Mediterranean cruise ship that struck a volcanic reef and forced the evacuation of hundreds of tourists sank on Friday 15 hours after it began taking.

Greek cruise ship sinks. The Sea Diamond struck rocks near the. A Greek cruise ship that struck a volcanic reef and forced the evacuation of hundreds of tourists sank on Friday 15 hours after it began taking on water off the coast of this Mediterranean island. A major rescue operation has pulled 17 passengers from the sea after a British tourist ship sunk off a Greek island.

The cruise ship Sea Diamond sank in April 2007 off the Greek tourist spot. The ship sank on 5 April 2007 after running aground near the Greek island of Santorini the previous day leaving two passengers missing and presumed dead. Due to the 15 hour delay the 1600 people on the board were able to evacuate the ship as it continually began listing to starboard.

Scientists warned fuel and chemicals onboard could harm the environment. Greek cruise ship capsizes Vessel with nearly 1600 people strikes rocks and sinks off the island of Santorini. The cruise ship Sea Diamond had struck rocks off the coast of Santorini on Thursday afternoon and had sunk into the Mediterranean by 7 am.

AFPGetty Images An image taken from Greek TV station ALPHA footage shows the bow of the Greek cruise ship Sea Diamond as the ship sinks off the island of Santorini April 6. The Greek cruise ship Sea Diamond sinks off the island of Santorini Greece on Friday. SANTORINI Greece A Greek cruise ship sank off the holiday island of Santorini on Friday after the vessel struck rocks and nearly 1600 people on.

ALPHA TV via AFP-Getty Images. Friday morning it was revealed that two French. A Greek prosecutor on Saturday charged the captain and five other crew of a cruise ship which ran aground near the Aegean island of Santorini as.

The boat overturned in the sea northwest of Milos on Thursday morning. 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. More than 500 passengers and crew members were saved today in a tense rescue operation when a Greek cruise ship sank in the storm-tossed Indian Ocean barely two.