Diamond Cruise Ship Sinking

However the picture record clearly shows here final sinking in the area indicated.

Diamond cruise ship sinking. Sinking of cruise ship Sea Diamond in waters near Santorini Greece About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How. On April 5 2007 the 143mtr cruise ship struck a volcanic reef in the sea-filled crater formed by a massive volcanic eruption 3500 years ago. Following an evacuation of everyone onboard.

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. 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. The 469-foot Sea Diamond was operated by Louis Cruise Lines part of a Cyprus-based tourism group.

Based on the pictures I have seen and accounts I have read attached is a simple map I created of Sea Diamonds grounding and final sinking. Six years ago the Sea Diamond cruise ship struck a reef and eventually sank off the coast of Santoniri. Posted April 10 2007.

Flashback in maritime History - Sea Diamond sinking at Santorini 5 April 2007. For 13 years the Greek government has failed to. All onboard were safely evacuated except a French man Jean Christophe.

All onboard were safely evacuated except a French man Jean Christophe. The cruise ship Sea Diamond sank in April 2007 off the Greek tourist spot. The Piraeus appeals court ruled that the captain of the Louis Hellenic.

The current Greek government is now trying to decide whether to. 22007 Louis Plc announced the findings of specialist company Akti Engineering who provided a mapping of the area of the accident of the Sea Diamond showing serious errors in the charts of the area. 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.