Achille Lauro cruise ship fire - Crewman’s actions

Title

Achille Lauro cruise ship fire - Crewman’s actions

Genre

Interview

TX Date

6 Dec 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:00:49

Description

Giuseppe Orsi, captain of the Achille Lauro cruise ship which caught fire off East Africa, is confronted by one of the passengers (not identified) in the port of Mombasa, Kenya about one of his officers who tore off his epaulettes before jumping into a lifeboat pretending to be a passenger.

Contributors

Guiseppe Orsi

Keywords

Fires; Kenya; Sailors; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Cruise ships; Mombasa

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