Sinking Of The Cruise Ship Oceanos

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Sinking of the cruise ship oceanos. Free cancellation before 48 hours. 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 SINKING OF THE OCEANOS - 4th of August 1991.

Ad Enjoy private balcony swimming pool waterslide park VR experience and free buffet. 40 facilities and activities. Oceanos was built in France but owned by a Greek cruise company and it sank in Mzansi en route to Durban from East London back in August 1991.

Photographs some taken by survivors document the cruise ship sinking off Southern Africas eastern coast in August 1991. The MV Oceanos was a 153m passenger ship built in 1952 and designed to carry 550 passengers and 250 crew. I have attempted to recount the events leading up to during and immediately after the rescue.

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. Contact Us We Will Match the Price or Beat it. A while ago I was having supper with friends who were also passengers.

Ad Enjoy private balcony swimming pool waterslide park VR experience and free buffet. The Oceanos cruise liner begins sinking off the Wild Coast. The 571 people aboard the ship were rescued in a dramatic operation Sunday that was completed only 90 minutes before the ship sank a mile from South Africas Indian Ocean coast near the.

16 years is a long time I suppose everyone would say that such a harrowing experience you would always remember but I have like a lot of passengers put this experience to the back of my mind to try and forget and that I have. No alarm was raised. It was owned by Epirotiki Lines of Greece and chartered by a South African company TFC Tours.