The Oceanos Sinking is one of the biggest disasters in South Africa’s contempo history.
South African authorities have begun trying to sort out what happened aboard a Greek luxury liner that sank during a weekend storm.
MTS Oceanos was a French built and Greek owned cruise ship. Launched in July 1959 by Forges Chantiers de la Gironde in Bordeaux as the Jean Laborde, it was the last of four sister ships built for Messageries Maritimes. The ships were used on the Marseilles – Madagascar Mauritius service. The Jean Laborde underwent several name changes, including Mykinai, Ancona, and Eastern Princess. In 1976 it was registered in Piraeus, Greece under the name of Oceanos.
