South Africa Cruise Ship Sinking

Hi My name is Rose I am one of the Survivors of the Oceanos which sank off Coffee Bay on the Wild Coast of South Africa on August the 4th 1991.

South africa cruise ship sinking. Oceanos Sinks off South Africa August 16 1991 While all 571 passengers and crew were safely rescued from the sinking Oceanos off the coast of South Africa the cause of the ships flooding and subsequent sinking has still not been determined according to Art Lubin President of Epirotiki Lines. We had to scream at the controllers to release. On a luxury cruise ship the Titanic of Noahs Arks if you will every nationality in the world is represented on board.

Two dozen people aboard a sinking ship were rescued by a Carnival Cruise Line vessel Saturday. On board were 571 passengers and crew sailing into. 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.

The MV Oceanos was a 153m passenger ship built in 1952 and designed to carry 550 passengers and 250 crew. In that case Mr. Sadly there arent enough boats for everyone.

18 February 1982 A South African frigate that sank in deep water after a collision with its refueling ship SAS Tafelberg. Braynard said the captain of a rescue vessel. Captain of Oceanos abandons ship and leaves crew and.

Italian Cruise Ship Sinking. EAST LONDON South Africa Everyone on board the cruise ship Oceanos was safe and accounted for Monday but survivors angrily accused the captain of taking one of the first rescue helicopters to. Here vacationers enjoy the pool deck early in the cruise.

Authorities have not revealed what. The County of Pembroke a British cargo ship was shipwrecked in Algoa Bay in 1903. Oceanos sinks off Wild Coast of South Africa.