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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 ...
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.
Oceanos (1976–1991) She was built in 1953 as Jean Laborde. Later renamed Pierre Lotti for Efthymiadis Lines for Patras-Igoumenitsa-Ancona route. She later renamed as Oceanos for Epirotiki. The ship finally sank near Coffee Bay on 4 August 1991. Hermes (1976–2005) She was built in 1956 as Jugoslavia.
On 4 August 1991 the MTS Oceanos, a Greek-owned cruise ship, sank off the coast of South Africa 10 km (6.2 mi) South of Coffee Bay. A 7 Medical Battalion Group medical doctor was attached to the rescue effort; all 571 passengers and crew on board were flown by South African Air Force helicopters to shore.
For a selfless act that led to the saving of eight persons from drowning in the Saulspoort Dam in the Free State. South African Defence Force members involved in the Oceanos Rescue Mission: Silver 2003 For acts of bravery and valour displayed during the rescue mission to save passengers and crew of the Oceanos Cruise Liner in August 1991.
The Air Force Cross was first awarded in 1991, to 27 Puma helicopter pilots and flight engineers who were involved in the rescue operation to airlift passengers and crew from the listing and sinking ship MTS Oceanos, on the Transkei Wild Coast on 4 August 1991. [2] [7] [8]
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Oceanos Greece: 4 August 1991 A cruise liner that sank off the Transkei coast, after leaving East London en route to Durban. [20: Santissimo Sacramento Portugal: 1647 A Portuguese vessel wrecked at Sardinia Bay near Port Elizabeth