1980's Cruise Ship Sinking

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.

1980's cruise ship sinking. 7 February 1980 Ship Country Description Pacific Trader United States. The sinking of the British ocean liner RMS Titanic in 1912 with over 1500 fatalities is probably the most famous shipwreck but not the biggest in terms of lives lostThe wartime sinking of the German Wilhelm Gustloff in January 1945 in World War II by a Soviet Navy submarine with an estimated loss of about 9400 people remains the deadliest isolated maritime disaster ever. 6 Years Later.

Long before Captain Schettino smashed the Costa Concordia into the rocks off of the coast of Giglio another captain of a passenger cruise ship slammed his vessel into the rock and sank the ship. On October 11 1980 the Prinsendamcapsized and sunk only 7 years after being built. At approximately 100 am.

The ship sank seven days later US. The Williamsburg brought 359 passengers and crew safely to Valdez. Cruise lawyers can pinpoint where the cruise ship line failed to provide safety and welfare of its customers.

Cruise passenger accident claims. Whats even scarier is that cruise ships only account for a tiny percentage of sea vessels that sink. The sinking All 450 passengers had to be rescued after a 60ft gash was ripped through the hull of the Prince Ivanhoe Image.

Description from Coast Guard. Prinsendam Holland America Line The Prinsendam was traveling the Gulf of Alaska about 140 miles from the Alaska coast near Yakutat Alaska on Oct 4 1980. Local time a fire broke out in the engine room and the Captain declared the fire out of.

This Italian cruise ship ran aground on a reef off the coast of Tuscany Italy in January 2012 and toppled onto its side. The Sinking of the PrinsendamOctober 1980. Al-Salaam Boccaccio 02-02-06 Ethan Allen 10-02-05 Explorer 11-23-07 MV Saurav 02-28-08.