Britanis Cruise Ship Sinking
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Britanis cruise ship sinking. On 13 January 2012 the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground capsized and later sank in shallow waters after striking an underwater rock off Isola del Giglio Tuscany resulting in 32 deaths. A plan to bring her to San Francisco to be made into a hotel didnt work out and then the ship sank on its way to the breakers. Cruise Industry News Email Alerts.
The family took this cruise back in 1992 I was hooked on cruising from that time on. Britanis sinks before being scrapped Oct 23 2000 NEW YORK -- One of the oldest existing passenger ships 26000-ton Britanis sank 50 miles off the coast of Cape Town South Africa on Oct. Its the best place to find information about a specific cruise ship your favorite cruise lines fleet or even what happened to your favorite cruise ship from the past.
Notice the buffet line on the outside deck. Around 154 passengers and 40 staff members were safely evacuated from a river cruise ship over the weekend after it started sinking. Boy what a change.
A year later the Brittany was sold to shipbreakers at La Spezia. She was used as a troopship from 1941 to 1956 when she was renamed Matsoniato sail between Los Angeles and Honolulu. Nahrain John 23 Jun 2014.
It was said at the time that the insurance payout on her enabled Chandris to buy Britanis as a replacement which had been laid up in San Francisco since September 1962 and was up for sale at a bargain price. This ship was originally with the Matson Lines and was quite famous. River cruise ship comes close to sinking in Europe.
Heres a small section of a home movie my uncle made of the ship Britanis owned by Chandris LinesI was a 7 year old on that ship as she was about to set. After a major fire in July 1973 she was declared a total loss and was scrapped in Japan in January 1974. The burning ship was floated out of the dock and burned out the next day.
