Cruise Ship Sinking South Africa

According to Lubin an investigation as to the.

Cruise ship sinking south africa. There is a phenomenon called rogue waves. Her captain and some of the crew were convicted of negligence for fleeing the ship without helping the passengers who were subsequently rescued thanks to the efforts of the ships entertainers. The Oceanos sinking was exceptional because the cruise ship rescue and abandon ship procedures went terribly wrong.

As of this writing 6 people are dead and 14 are still missing. On August 3 1991 Oceanos set sail for East London South Africa and headed north for Durban led by Captain Yiannis Avranas. The cruise ship oceanos sank in 1991 off the south african coast.

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Crew and passengers saved by South African Air Force 1991. The Oceanos was a Greek cruise liner sailing. The masters actions during the sinking of the Oceanos raised a number of questions.

By the following day the Oceanos was a. Captain of Oceanos abandons ship and leaves crew and. 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.

On board were 571 passengers and crew sailing into a storm which would soon claim another ship. The notorious master of the vessel was Captain Yiannis Avranas. South African Transport Minister Piet Welgemoed announced a maritime inquiry into the sinking of the 7554-ton ship in seas with 24-foot waves.