SEA DIAMOND sank on Good Friday after grounding the previous day

Legal action threats over SEA DIAMOND wreck
Threats from home and abroad after cruise ship tragedy


It's been over a month since the cruise ship SEA DIAMOND sank off the beautiful coast of Santorini, and authorities there are getting a little impatient with the Greek Merchant Marine Ministry and the vessel's owners.

The ship grounded on the 5th of April and after being controversially pulled off, she sank at 7am on the following day, Friday 6th.

Two French nationals, a father and his daughter lost their lives in the tragedy.

Now the authorities of Santorini are demanding to know when the ship will be salvaged or when its potentially disastrous bunker fuels will be removed.

Also it could be a matter of days before the world learns what was on the ship's data recorder. It was sent to the US to be analysed by experts and it is being reported by Greek newspaper Kathimerini that a Greek prosecutor has flown to Florida to retrieve the disc.

Bad news and legal threats elsewhere for Louis Cruise Lines as US survivors of the sinking are being reported as suing the ship owners and a travel agency. The residents of Dobbs Ferry, led by lead plaintiff Elizabeth Burbage, claim the accident was handled negligently and are demanding compensation 'for their suffering', reports The Journal News.

The lawsuit states that Louis Cruise Lines failed to avoid colliding with 'a well known reef' said the US newspaper and that the travel agency is being accused of negligence for choosing Louis Cruise Lines.