Britanis Cruise Ship Sinking
Belofin-1 began taking on water and listing during the voyage but nobody was on board to correct the list.
Britanis cruise ship sinking. The aged liner left Salvador Brazil earlier last week under a tugboats tow and was headed for a scrap yard in India when it developed a leak in the aft section. The 110-metre MS Britannia was sailing on the Ijessel River near the Dutch city of Zutphen when it started taking. 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.
And now October 21st 2000 off Cape Town. The ship is the former SS. Chandris initially operated Britanis as an immigrant liner carrying Greeks and other European passengers to Australia before being dedicated entirely to cruise duties under the Chandris Fantasy Cruises brand.
Our first cruise was our honeymoon cruise aboard the newer ship of the time-the Jubilee of the Carnival line in March 1991. The ship remained in service until late 1994 when she was laid up. Sold to the Greek Chandris Line in 1970 she was renamed Britanis and commenced round the world cruises.
Scrapping finished in July 2017. 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. 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.
We are happy to see you have stopped by and hope you will consider registering with our community. The burning ship was floated out of the dock and burned out the next day. Jan 4 2017 - One of the oldest existing passenger ships 26000-ton Britanis sank 50 miles off the coast of Cape Town South Africa on Oct.
In May 1970 she was sold and became the. Notice the buffet line on the outside deck. The family took this cruise back in 1992 I was hooked on cruising from that time on.
