The Story Of The Oceanos 

Join me in a view ship sinking video as I interview Moss Hills on ANOTHER cruise ship sinking he became the hero of! - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-h-7RGBfR4Cs.html

That Captain though... "If people want to stay they can stay." ...on a sinking Ship?

cruise ship singer: uh, ladies and gentlemen, please remain calm, but it appears I am now the captain...

It gets a bit more awkward when you realize that Moss Hills, the guitarist, singer and one of the entertainers, have survived the sinking of two cruise ships, the second being the MS Achille Lauro, which caught fire in the Indian Ocean and started sinking. Moss Hills used what he learned on the Oceanos and helped people to safety. He refuses to stop entertaining on cruise ships and still sails.

The crew who abandoned ship WHILE telling everyone that everything is ok should have been charged with 500+ counts of attempted murder....

That moment when your cruise ship musicians do a better job at helping out than your own captain.

Titanic: Goes down vertical Costa Concordia: captain abandons ship Oceanos : lemme have both

I still find it staggering that the Captain, Officers and Engineers weren't jailed! This could have resulted in hundreds of lives lost by their inaction.

To the Oceanos, thank you for holding on until every one of your passengers was safe. You were a great ship

The Titanic band would be proud of those entertainers.

Moss Hills, the entertainer, was the last person off the ship. Hero!

Update : August 2021 Two passengers Neal Shaw and Mick O’Mahoney who helped get off people from the stricken ship have been given bravery awards by National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) of South Africa Only 30 years after the event, but better late than never Well done to both of them

Two entertainers not only coordinated the rescue of the passengers, they went below to assess the damage to the ship and its rate of sinking _AND_ went to the bridge to establish comms with the rescue helicopters! Legends!

Imagine being on a cruise ship to entertain people then having to end up running the evacuation

The "Captain" says, " *IF* the passengers *WANT* to stay..." yea, I'm sure they are having a blast, and don't want to leave!!!

I can’t understand how the Captain thought he wasn’t in the wrong for trying to abandon ship. He is responsible for the ship and the souls on board her.

The entertainment crew deserves so much recognition. The military does too, for what they did was remarkable, but the entertainment staff is not trained or prepared for that kind of thing. They did it anyways and 574 people have their lives because of it. Truly amazing. Their names need to be immortalized.

Captain: “psst hey kid... you wanna wear the captain’s hat?”

"The captain goes down with the ship." Captian: You never said what ship.

He admitted to leaving the ship while there were still passengers. As a Greek, I have to say I am disgusted by any of the officers who left the ship before everyone was safe. Actually, he could've been a hero... if he had a spine!

Moss Hills is a hero. I’ve just watched the Achille Lauro video on this channel which Moss was also on and saved many people. If there were more people like him in the world then it would be a much better place. I hate to think what would have happened if he and the rest of the entertainment staff hadn’t taken charge of the sinking vessel.

RU-vid is steering me into sinking ship videos again...

Concordia: my captain was a real scumbag Oceanos: Hold my lifeboats

Interviewer: "Moss, you are a true hero. And the many people who couldn't find space in the lifeboats, you saved their lives, too. Tell us how you accomplished such an amazing feat." Moss: "It was the helicopters who did it, really."

As a professional rescuer who operates within the special operations community I can attest that the actions of Mr. Moss Hills are heroic, above and beyond the call and duty. Squared away dude, very squared away.

Captain to random passenger: “Look at me! Look at me! YOU are the captain now!

"Remind you of anyone?" YES THE CONCORDIA CAPTAIN

Hats off to the South African Military for their steadfast dedication to their mission of saving those lives. That was NOT an easy task. Every minute counted.

I watched this again because it's just so mind boggling. I also wanted to say that those South African Airforce crews were some of the finest pilots and crewmen of any military of any nation. The entertainment staff were also absolute heroes. As a pro drummer I feel a great sense of pride.

I'm starting to think that even pirate captains were more trustable than these cruise ships' captains..

The entertainment staff are real heroes

when it comes to absolutely no loss of life, everyone *except* the crew is a hero here. the entertainers who helped direct people into rescue boats and called for more help. the other ships close by. the helicopters. and, of course, the oceanos. she held on as long as she could so everyone could get off. what an insane, incredible story she has.

The captain's excuse was cowardly and disgusting. "When I order abandon ship, it doesn't matter what time I leave. Abandon is for everybody". That mentality is frightening when you and crew are the ones on board who are TRAINED to handle this situation, not the passengers!

That man is not a captain, he is a coward.

Captain's code: "captain must always go last before everyone" Captain of the oceanos: YEET

I can't imagine how scary is must have been as a passenger to be on a sinking ship, knowing the crew just abandoned you without even saying there was a problem.

As a fellow Zimbabwean of British stock myself, I am honoured to know Moss Hills is one of us. A courageous, chivalrous, kind and compassionate hero. A remarkable man. Proud of my countrymen. We Zimbabweans have been witness to some of the biggest historical events in history.

The crew members who left the ship with unfilled life boats should have been charged with attempted murder.

She was a great ship, she held onto life to ensure all her passengers got off before letting go...

I've been suffering from such a terrible depression lately, But after hearing this amazing story and knowing it was the musicians who saved everybody, Never could I have been prouder to be a musician myself!❤

What’s so amazing is that Moss was on another sinking ship a few years later and again was a hero along with his wife.

Worst part is, the captain was never incarcerated and continued to be a captain until retirement

So my uncle was one of the Helicopter Pilots who helped rescue those passengers. He passed away on the 27th at 62, very suddenly. I was amazed when I saw this came up on youtube just a day after, he would be proud. RIP Uncle Graham. You were such a Badass.

The Oceanos help on until every soul made it out, that's amazing. Despite all the misfortune, everyone lived. She was one hell of a ship. We salute you Oceanos o7

Moss Hills is an absolute legend, helped save nearly everyone on the Achille Lauro 3 years later too

When you said every passenger got safely off the ship I never been so happy, I am so happy they all lived

Note to self: If a ship starts sinking, DONT TRUST THE SHIP STAFF TO HELP GET ME TO SAFETY. This happens FAR too often.

I actually saw the Oceanos key side in Durban harbour before she embarked, she wasn't a rusty ship at all as you described, I saw freighters in far worse condition than she was in the docks. As a South African we were shocked and couldn't believe what happened but back then our armed forces were very well equipped and trained to deal with these things. We also had 2 of the best open ocean rescue tugs in the Southern hemisphere, they were the "John Ross" and the "Wolrade Woltemade " they were often sent out to tow in damaged commercial shipping vessels. Oh and the pronounciation of Transkei is said as "trans -sky". It is definitely known as the wild coast for it's serious storms and severe currents. Thanks for an awesome video 😁👍🏻👍🏻

I study lost ships. The reason is it shows the incredible amount of human courage in the worst of times. Ships are their own enclosed environment, with often only their resources on board to survive. There are extraordinary captains of course, but you'd be surprised at how many of the heroes are simply people who rose to amazing heights. The SS Pennsylvania was saved by a passenger (although he had been a crew member before, credited with saving many lives on the RMS Atlantic, the baker on the Titanic, and so many more. People whom you wouldn't know as amazing until they were. I don't think they knew either until that moment, they simply did what had to be done and became heroes.

Let’s honor the crew who, in a time of crisis, did absolutely nothing and abandoned ship with half-filled lifeboats so that that 550 passengers who they left to die had to be rescued by entertainment crew and helicopters.

Titanic entertainers: played until they drowned Oceanos entertainers: saved everyone from drowning

Those entertainers are real leaders. Captain deserves to walk the plank.

Here after the Titan situation

There should be a movie about the two entertainers helping the passengers to safety.

What does the concordia, oceanos, and the sewol ferry(r.i.p) have in common? They all have cowardy captains

When I was working in the cruise industry, this story is told about why it is so important to pay attention to drills and take your safety function seriously

The ship holding on long enough to make sure every soul was off board and the entertainment staff are both heros

Ship: starts sinking Ship captains: aight imma head out

As a Greek man, I want to apologise for the captain's actions. This man has no correlation with the Greek nautical tradition, dating back to ancient years. He acted like a weak, a coward and we as a nation under no circumstances want to be seen in the same way. My apologies

Stumbled on this channel while digging on the recently reportedly missing titanic submersible. Good content

Yiannis Arvanas: abandons ship Moss Hills: I'm the captain now

The guitarist was actually involved in TWO sinking ships.. He was a hero in both instances.

“We provide the rock, the ship provides the roll.” Dude probably picked up so many women with that one line. 😂

I find it so fascinating that a crew of only entertainment staff managed to save ALL the scared passengers. Not all heroes wear capes, as the old saying goes.

That's actually incredible that the ship held on until just after everyone was evacuated.

EVERYONE SURVIVED SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT THIS THIS IS A MIRACLE!!!

“... telling them that ‘We will provide the rock, and the ship will provide the roll.’” What a way to make light of things.

The ship managed to stay afloat just long enough for everyone to evacuate before finally sinking Reminds me of the B-17 "all american" Had a midair with a BF-109, almost tearing the tail off, but the plane was able to drop it's bombs, fly back to base, and only once the last crew member was on the ground did the tail finally break off

The musicians and entertainers are absolute hero’s, but a mention has to go to the ship also!!! Stayed afloat for 19 hrs and succumbed after everybody was off 👏

God bless the entertainment staff that stayed and did the jobs of the actual crew who abandoned 500 people to die!

Everybody gangsta till your captain and crew are gone... then you see the entertainers and your gangsta again

I sailed on that ship 2 years previously from Pireaus to Istambul. The captain hosted his friends during entertainment, disregarding other passengers. Our cabin was switched during the initial sailing, much to our dismay. The subsequent actions of the captain 2 years when the ship took on water and sank came as no surprise to me. I read the headlines in Pennsylvania newspaper 2 years later. I still have that paper.

A great lesson was learnt from the Sinking of the Titanic that will continue to transcend from past generations to present generations to future generations. Big ups to everyone; The band members, the SA rescue team et al.👏🏽

The ship is sinking, and there is no crew in sight! Entertaining Crew: *hold my microphone*

My Father was on the ship when it sank He was air lifted by the airforce All he said was that the captain was really incompetent

I remember this when it happened. I was stunned that a modern day cruise ship sunk like that. For those few crew members..the entertainment staff and passengers who stayed on board to help organize and facilitate rescue efforts I can't find enough words to express my profound pride, gratitude and quite frankly hero worship.🤗 To the coast guard crews with their courage under fire and tremendous skills...well just wow.. Thank thank Thank you Thank you... And to all the passengers who just held on..followed instructions, reassuring and encouraging each other, not fighting or trampling, just bravo! 👍👏 To the almighty who answered so many prayers..Thank you. As for that so-called Captain and the bulk of the crew that fled with not a shred of care for the passengers one can only pray there is a reckoning in the next world if not in this one. Spineless wonders...dang jellyfish, each of you should have served lengthy prison sentences at the very least. Post abandonment, dereliction of duty, attempted murder. A prime example of the worst of humanity. An unforgettable amazing event.

Wow! Rarely do I see a ship disaster that yields no fatalities. This was incredibly made!

You should cover the sinking of the South Korean ferry Sewol from 2014. Over 300 people died, mostly high school students. They were told to stay put in their cabins by the crew. The captain fled the ship as well.

*engines explode* Captain: Don't worry guys! I have a plan! *Captain has left the server (Disconnected by user)*

Amazing how history somewhat repeated itself nearly 11 years later!

Everyone survived this is amazing kudos to those people who helped

>built in the 50s At this point do I even need to keep watching? >notoriously treacherous Do I _really_ need to keep watching at this point? >harsh decay Screw it, I'm too far in.

That's me in the left of the picture @6:04 with my late friend Greg Clur. I'll never forget that trip.

striking resemblance between this captain and capt. schettino 😂😂... and is that moss hills on the mic ?... the man is a Godsend to cruises

Robin Boltman was the best magician I have ever known. He successfully made two ships disappear: Achille Lauro and Oceanos. Boltman’s parrot couldn't stop talking and interrupting his routine. Boltman and the parrot ended up in a lifeboat watching the Oceanos slip beneath the waves and the parrot hasn't said a word. Finally they get to dry land the parrot says. “Ok wise-arse, I give up, where did you hide the ship?”

entertainer: okay now sliiiiide to the decks! sliiiiide to the boats! life jackets! (clap clap) life jackets! (clap clap) now get in real smooth. (cha cha slide music plays)

if I learned something from Conocordia, Oceanos and Sewol is to do the exact opposite of what the crew tells you and that the captain is always the first to leave the ship

The fact that they still went out into the sea in that weather is mind blowing what a captain

I love these stories. These videos are always so well done.

Sounds like the captain of the Oceanos and the captain of the Costa Concordia would be great friends

My grandparents were on this ship the day it went down. They were rescued by the helicopters and entertainment crew. They are still thankfully doing well and have recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The main crew also apparently went through and looted everyones cabins for valuables before getting into the life boats. During this time all passengers were in the entertainment area. Our family doesn’t go near ships now for obvious reasons.

Great video and thanks to Moss Hills and the entertainment staff, with no help from the bridge. Having visited South Africa many times I know firsthand how treacherous those waters can be off the coast.

I remember this happening when I was a kid in South Africa but being a kid never really knew what happened so thanks for the video and filling in the gaps.

those entertainers are incredible, they just looked at the situation, thought "i cannot live with myself if i do anything less" and then helped as many people as possible with the resources they had and their complete lack of training, support, or knowledge of the ship's supplies etc.

I lived in South Africa during the Oceanos sinking. The joke going around at the time was “Beware of Greeks leaving ships”. What a scumbag the captain was. Thanks. It brought back memories.

It's beautiful how the ship did not go down until all passengers were off

The musician that helped save everyone from this ship, was on the Achille Lauros when it went down years later...he survived that ship wreck too!!

I do thank the entertainment staff because without them almost no one would be alive. These people are hero’s and saved many peoples lives.

I hate it when these people leave half empty boats, like this and titanic

One would understand if Moss Hill had of decided, "yeah I think I am going to avoid ships from now, I'll just er.. stick to entertaining on land", but nope, this legend gets right back in there, still continued entertaining on ships and even became a Cruise Director, using his experience's to help and serve others.... respects to an amazing guy...