Truly unbelievable...

[Sybarite]

http://www.wimp.com/crew/

 

[snowleopard]

unbelievable? Yes, having seen the titles of the other clips on that site I question just how accurate it is.

 

[BlueSkyNick]

you're right - can't add to that - lost for words !

 

[Twister_Ken]

"unbelievable? Yes, having seen the titles of the other clips on that site I question just how accurate it is. "

I also suspended belief, but Googled it, and it seems it did happen, though without the drama of a storm at sea. Actual cause seems to have been a fault in the sea chest valves which allowed seawater to find a way into the ship via the sewage plumbing. This was made worse when the crew abandoned, leaving lower deck ports open. Ship finally sank the following day.

 

[Salty]

I was going to book the mother-in-law a cruise.

What was the company's name again?

 

[tome]

Christ! I cannot imagine a crew leaving the passengers to their fate. Well done to the 2 musicians who organised the evacuation by lifeboats and helos.

A brief google shows it happened in 91, but nothing about charges being laid against the crew

 

[peteandthira]

They also seemed to get 400 people into a helicopter! Not that likely, is it!

Pops

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

[ QUOTE ]
Christ! I cannot imagine a crew leaving the passengers to their fate. Well done to the 2 musicians who organised the evacuation by lifeboats and helos.


[/ QUOTE ]shocking isn't it.....

 

[Robin]

They left one behind though on the deck of the ship, still taking video pictures, he must have sent them as mpegs via Iridium?

 

[tome]

No, half the passengers were in lifeboats before the ship listed too far to deploy the remainder. Over 200 were rescued in a 7 hour flying marathon by SAAF pilots

 

[Sybarite]

16 helicopters took part in the rescue mission.

 

[peteandthira]

That makes more sense. Sorry, didn't look up the "real" report! I hope they got tea and medals...

 

[Koeketiene]

"Cheap" crew - what do you expect?
Pay peanuts, get monkeys!

 

[jimd]

Greek crew, they made it ashore where the captain explained he did so to supervise the rescue. I remember him on the news at the time.

 

[Dadkins]

I found this quote on Lloyds List newspaper

Epirotiki Lines, owners of the sunken Oceanos passengership said it would consider compensating passengers for lost luggage and personal belongings.

Nice of them

 

[JKay]

yep saw it on the news in SA at the time.The "Captain"was ashore while the rescue was still taking place before the ship had sunk

cheers Joe

 

[JayBee]

I don't know the facts of this case, but the villification of the ship's crew is a common theme in stories of this kind. Interesting how this compares with media treatment of aircraft disasters, where the pilots are always heroes in spite of any cock ups they may have made - such as running out of fuel, getting lost, shutting down the wrong engine and so on....

 

[Glyka]

I 've fought against capital punshment in quite a few threads, but I consider this to be treason and I strongly believe that they should 've been shot (if not hanged).

But they were lucky and nobody was hurt so they could only be accused of jeopardizing human lives which means some months in prison (that you can pay for). On the other hand, spending the rest of your life carrying that shame may be a more lasting punishment...

I feel ashamed, and I hope that other Greek sailors found other ways to punish them.

 

[tome]

Glyka

We all have occasions to be ashamed. This is not typical of Greek sailors, thank God!

Cheers
Tom

 

[TheBoatman]

From memory the captain was never allowed to work at sea again- not that he wanted to?