Diamond Cruise Ship Sinking

Two French passengers were never found and.

Diamond cruise ship sinking. On April 5 2007 the 143mtr cruise ship struck a volcanic reef in the sea-filled crater formed by a massive volcanic eruption 3500 years ago. The large amount of water taken on board led to the cruise ship sinking in the early morning of April 6 in water around 200 metres 656 feet deep. All onboard were safely evacuated except a French man Jean Christophe.

More Revealed in Sea Diamond Sinking November 18 2008 On Nov. For 13 years the Greek government has failed to. An image taken from Greek TV station ALPHA footage shows the bow of the Greek cruise ship Sea Diamond as the ship sinks off the island of Santorini on April 6 2007.

The government has also pointed to human error as the key factor that led to the accident last week. In April 2020 it will be 13 years since the state-of-the-art cruise ship Sea Diamond sank after hitting a volcanic rock off the Greek island of Santorini resulting in the death of two French passengers. Captain Yiannis Marinos has blamed a current for pushing the Sea Diamond off course and onto a well-marked reef.

Sea Diamond sinking at Santorini 5 April 2007. The Merchant Marine Ministry said 1195. Scientists warned fuel and chemicals onboard could harm the environment.

The Sea Diamond owned by Louis Hellenic Cruises ran aground along the coast of Santorini on April 5 2007 with nearly 1200 passengers and 400 crew. After chartering two replacement ships for the Diamond - the 1966-built 28891 ton 790-passenger Oceanic II ex-Sea Princess Victoria and Mona Lisa from April 30 through May 28 and the 884-passenger Ruby ex-Ocean Countess both sailing three- and four-day cruises from Piraeus to the Greek Islands and Turkey - the line will be replacing the Diamond for the. Five people found guilty last year for their part in the sinking of the Sea Diamond cruise ship off Santorini in 2007 which caused the deaths of two passengers were cleared on appeal Friday but the convictions of three others were not overturned.

However there is confusion about what happened in the hours following the collision. Divers and coastguard patrols. It lies in more than 90mtr-deep water.