Diamond Cruise Ship Sinking

In this verbatim interview by Michael Poirier a young survivor of the April 2007 Sea Diamond sinking Zak Hayes recalls the experience of evacuation at sea.

Diamond cruise ship sinking. The current Greek government is now trying to decide whether to. In April 2020 it will be 13 years since the state-of-the-art cruise ship Sea Diamond sank after hitting a volcanic rock off the Greek island of Santorini resulting in the death of two French passengers. Two French cruise passengers drown.

The 469-foot Sea Diamond was operated by Louis Cruise Lines part of a Cyprus-based tourism group. Posted April 10 2007. Sea Diamond sinking at Santorini 5 April 2007.

The Piraeus appeals court ruled that the captain of the Louis Hellenic. Six years ago the Sea Diamond cruise ship struck a reef and eventually sank off the coast of Santoniri. Nothing I read mentioned the ship being moved after the passengers were evacuated.

The Merchant Marine Ministry said 1195. The vessel has taken a. The vessel was quarantined off Japan for two weeks after which all remaining passengers and crew were.

The Sea Diamond owned by Louis Hellenic Cruises ran aground along the coast of Santorini on April 5 2007 with nearly 1200 passengers and 400 crew. After chartering two replacement ships for the Diamond - the 1966-built 28891 ton 790-passenger Oceanic II ex-Sea Princess Victoria and Mona Lisa from April 30 through May 28 and the 884-passenger Ruby ex-Ocean Countess both sailing three- and four-day cruises from Piraeus to the Greek Islands and Turkey - the line will be replacing the Diamond for the. All onboard were safely evacuated except a French man Jean Christophe.

Two French passengers were never found and. However the picture record clearly shows here final sinking in the area indicated. Following an evacuation of everyone onboard.