1991 Sinking Of Cruise Ship

The Oceanos cruise ship sank off the coast of Coffee Bay on the afternoon of 4 August 1991.

1991 sinking of cruise ship. She was launched in 1931 as Monterey serving alongside her sister Lurline for Matson Lines offering cruises to Hawaii from the USA. It berthed in East London on August 2. A leak in the engine room caused the ship to lose power and the water continued to rise until it.

More than 500 passengers and crew were saved. The ship was built. The passengers and surviving crew had been transferred by lifeboats to Tarihiko and Arahura.

The Oceanos cruise liner begins sinking off the Wild Coast. The next day the vessels departure for Durban was delayed because of terrible weather. On August 3 1991 Oceanos set sail for East London South Africa and headed north for Durban led by Captain Yiannis Avranas.

19 rows List of shipwrecks. The Oceanos entertainers including guitar players. The 1991 sinking of the cruise ship Oceanos was anything but ideal explained Herring.

After the sinking of the Oceanos on 4th August 1991 the principal people involved in the rescue had to give official statements of events. One of the 330 crewmembers dies but the rest of the crew and all 409 passengers mainly elderly Australians are evacuated. Attempts to beach the ship were unsuccessful and at 2250 hours she sank some distance from the shore.

SS BRITANIS - 1991. The ships entertainers had to coordinate the rescue of 571 passengers after the captain and crew. The World witnessed an ugly scene back on 03 August 1991 when MTS Oceanos sunk in 1991 because of uncontrolled floods.