Cruise Liner sinks off Santorini
13/04/2007
Human Error is Blamed for a Cruise Ship Sinking
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Human error is reportedly to blame for the sinking of a 22,412-tonne Louis Cruise Liner ship off Santorini.
The sea diamond sinks off Santorini
The
sea diamond was carrying over 1,500 passengers and crew on Easter
Friday when it hit a reef close to the island last Thursday. It went
down early the following morning.
The ship was carrying 730
Americans, 112 Spaniards, 100 French and many other nationalities
including Britons, Germans and Australians. Two French passengers are
still missing.
While ships are now technologically very advanced, the human factor can still cause accidents.
Head
of the cruise line's operations department, Giorgos Koubanas, believes
that the accident was caused due to human error. He does not know who
ordered the ship to sail in that direction, but said that when the
ship's voyage data recorder is recovered, it should provide some
answers.
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