Oceanos a Greek luxury liner was carrying 550 people from East London to Durban in South Africa Reports came that the ship started sinking off the Basheer Point near Coffee Bay Fourteen hours after the first call for help it completely sank at around 1 30 p m Apparantly the engine room of the ship flooded with water which rendered it without power However the cause of this unfortunate incident was not known to anyone A rescue operation was launched off the Transkei coast to save the passengers and the crew Four navy ships were sent from Durban while four aeroplanes and thirteen helicopters ...