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Yiannis Avranas (born ca. 1940) is a Greek former sea captain who commanded the cruise ship Oceanos when she sank off the Wild Coast of the Transkei, South Africa, on Sunday 4 August 1991. He was one of the first to be rescued while most of his passengers remained onboard the sinking ship.
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 ...
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
The Black boat captain who was attacked by white boaters in a wild dockside brawl captured in viral video was accused of assault in connection with the Alabama melee, officials said Thursday ...
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Police said the captain was off-duty at the time. According to an incident report, the passerby said the captain "dragged the victim out of a vehicle while holding her in a choke hold."
Video of the incident shows individuals arguing with the co-captain. A short time later, he was assaulted by a white man, who shouted at him not to touch the boat. The two then began to fight, with another white man joining to attack the co-captain. Video shows that multiple individuals, white and black, attempted to break up the initial assault.
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