MTS Oceanos
shipwreck
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MTS Oceanos
- IMO number
- 5170991
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- shipwreck
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 153 m
- Beam
- 20 m
- Year built
- 1952
- Builder
- —
- Registered owner
- Epirotiki Line
- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MTS Oceanos
MTS Oceanos was a French-built and Greek-owned cruise ship that sank in 1991 when it suffered uncontrolled flooding. Her captain, Yiannis Avranas, and some of the crew fled the ship without helping the passengers; they were later convicted of negligence. The ship's entertainers made a mayday transmission, launched lifeboats, and helped South African Marines land on the ship from naval helicopters. The entertainer Moss Hills' actions enabled the rescue of all 571 passengers and crew and attracted international headlines. Epirotiki Lines had lost two other ships within the three preceding years: the company's flagship Pegasus only two months before, and MV Jupiter, three years before.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is MTS Oceanos now?
- MTS Oceanos has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is MTS Oceanos?
- MTS Oceanos is a shipwreck, built in 1952. The vessel is 153 m long with a beam of 20 m.
- Who owns MTS Oceanos?
- MTS Oceanos is registered to Epirotiki Line. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has MTS Oceanos been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MTS Oceanos appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).