Cruise ship sinks on Mediterranean reef

Polak · 04-06-07, 09:21 AM

A shame to see her go down. She was a beautiful ship. I sailed on her a couple of times whem she was still called Birka Princess.

UglyMowgli · 04-06-07, 09:57 AM

2 frenchs are missing (an old man and is 20 year old daughter).

JSLTIGER · 04-06-07, 02:19 PM

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A shame to see her go down. She was a beautiful ship. I sailed on her a couple of times whem she was still called Birka Princess.

Small though...only 22,000 tons. I wonder if they'll attempt to re-float her.

Syxx_Killer · 04-06-07, 04:32 PM

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Small though...only 22,000 tons. I wonder if they'll attempt to re-float her.

That's what I was wondering and that is why I wondered how deep it was. If it is 200m like you mentioned, I doubt they will try to raise her.

gnirtS · 04-06-07, 05:45 PM

Shame really.
Shallower than 60m it'd be a great scuba diving attraction.

CptSimFreak · 04-06-07, 06:07 PM

It seems some caption from SH3 reached a new level of fanaticism about their hubby. :hmm:

bradclark1 · 04-06-07, 08:42 PM

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JSLTIGER · 04-06-07, 09:04 PM

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Small though...only 22,000 tons. I wonder if they'll attempt to re-float her.

That's what I was wondering and that is why I wondered how deep it was. If it is 200m like you mentioned, I doubt they will try to raise her.

Certainly doesn't sound like it...it looks like they are planning to recover the fuel though.

Torpedo Fodder · 04-07-07, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by JSLTIGER

Small though...only 22,000 tons. I wonder if they'll attempt to re-float her.

That's what I was wondering and that is why I wondered how deep it was. If it is 200m like you mentioned, I doubt they will try to raise her.

Certainly doesn't sound like it...it looks like they are planning to recover the fuel though.

In any case, the ship capsized as she went down, so she's probably resting inverted or on her side. Very unlikely to be recoverable, even if the water was shallower.

HunterICX · 04-07-07, 04:01 AM

*Quietly crawls away with 870 Renown in his pocket*

J/k

well, lucky it wasnt a mayor disaster, still I feel sorry for the 2 losses
I would like to know why the ship was taking water.

Syxx_Killer · 04-07-07, 10:06 AM

Even with two losses, when you stop and consider how many were on there, that isn't too bad. The Oceanos disaster back in the early 90's was similar - everybody survived. With advances in technology, it's amazing how many survived in both incidents.

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Polak Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland/Sweden Posts: 808 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	A shame to see her go down. She was a beautiful ship. I sailed on her a couple of times whem she was still called Birka Princess. __________________

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HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Quietly crawls away with 870 Renown in his pocket J/k well, lucky it wasnt a mayor disaster, still I feel sorry for the 2 losses I would like to know why the ship was taking water. __________________

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Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Even with two losses, when you stop and consider how many were on there, that isn't too bad. The Oceanos disaster back in the early 90's was similar - everybody survived. With advances in technology, it's amazing how many survived in both incidents.