32°07′15″S 29°07′13″E / 32.12083°S 29.12028°E
 Oceanos in June 1986
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Oceanos |
| Namesake | Jean Laborde (as Jean Laborde) |
| Owner | Epirotiki Lines |
| Operator | Epirotiki Lines |
| Port of registry | Piraeus, Greece |
| Builder | Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde |
| Yard number | YS267 |
| Laid down | 6 March 1951 |
| Launched | 12 July 1952 |
| Completed | June 1953 |
| In service | 1953-1991 |
| Out of service | 4 August 1991 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5170991 |
| Fate | Sunk due to uncontrolled flooding on 4 August 1991 off the coast of South Africa |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 14,000 GT |
| Length | 153 m (502 ft) |
| Beam | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Draft | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Decks | 6–9 |
| Speed |
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| Capacity | 550 passengers |
| Crew | 250 |
MTS Oceanos was a French-built and Greek-owned cruise ship that sank in 1991 when she suffered uncontrolled flooding. Her captain, Yiannis Avranas, and some of the crew were convicted of negligence for fleeing the ship without helping the passengers, who were subsequently rescued thanks to the efforts of the ship's entertainers, who made a mayday transmission, launched lifeboats, and helped South African Marines land on the ship from naval helicopters. All 571 passengers and crew survived.
Epirotiki Lines had lost two other ships within the three years preceding the sinking: the company's flagship Pegasus only two months before, and MV Jupiter, three years before.[1]
- ^ Wren, Christopher S. (7 August 1991). "Owner of Lost Greek Cruise Ship Has History of Maritime Mishaps". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009.