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MTS Oceanos was a French -built and Greek -owned cruise ship that sank in 1991 when she suffered uncontrolled flooding.
When the luxury liner Oceanos started taking on water in rough seas during a voyage around the coast of South Africa in 1991, musician Moss Hills and his colleagues suddenly found themselves ...
Moss Hills was a musician and cruise director who survived the sinking of the Oceanos in 1991. He gave a detailed account of the events leading up to and during the rescue operation in a statement for Readers Digest magazine.
7 kwi 2022 · Moss, a guitarist from Zimbabwe who works aboard the cruise ship with his wife Tracy, who played bass, had never seen them throwing turntables before. The ship’s stewards, normally experts at bringing drinks and food without spilling anything, were beginning to have a hard time.
17 kwi 2022 · On August 3, 1991 Moss Hill and his wife Tracy played like every night in the social lounge of the cruise ship MTS Oceanos. They were part of the ship's band, he played guitar and she played...
Bass Guitarist and Singer. South African born Tracy Hills was a bass guitar player and singer aboard the Oceanos when it sank. Her calm presence helped prevent panic, and with guitarist Moss, she ran the forward helicopter airlift and was one of the last on board.
Moss and Tracy Hills were among the last to be evacuated from the ship, alongside the Filipino cooks, following one of modern maritime history’s most successful rescue operations. The MTS Oceanos plunges into the depths following an extraordinary evacuation.
