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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 ...
Costa Concordia, commanded by Captain Francesco Schettino at the time of grounding. Francesco Schettino (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko sketˈtiːno]; born 14 November 1960) [1] is an Italian former shipmaster who commanded the cruise ship Costa Concordia when the ship struck an underwater rock and capsized off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012.
The 64-year-old Ukrainian is accused of hitting and sinking another boat leading to the deaths 27 people and could be jailed for up to 11 years.
A man has been charged with murder after the death of another man at a house, police have said. Merseyside Police said they were contacted after paramedics found a 73-year-old man dead at a house ...
The captain and pilot are accused of causing their deaths during a family outing in New York, feds say. 7-year-old and woman drown after tour boat flips, feds say. Captain and pilot charged
The captain was sentenced to 16 years in prison while the first officer received a 19-year sentence. January 13, 2012: Captain Francesco Schettino abandoned his ship before hundreds of passengers had been evacuated during the Costa Concordia disaster. 32 people died in the accident. Schettino was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in ...
An Aiken woman was arrested Monday afternoon after a man was found dead early Monday morning, according to a news release from the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office.