The guitarist who saved hundreds of people on a sinking cruise liner
5th April 2022, 07:29 EDT
By Sarah McDermott
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On 4 August 1991, about 45 minutes after the last person on board had been airlifted to safety, the Oceanos slipped away below the water. Everyone who had been put into lifeboats was rescued by passing ships and remarkably no lives were lost.
Moss and Tracy, who now live in Liverpool, continued working as cruise ship entertainers for many years. Even now, three decades later, Tracy prefers not to talk about the sinking or dwell on how close they all came to losing their lives.
But Moss, who’s been asked about the Oceanos many, many times, finds it cathartic to talk about. He looks back on what happened with great relief.
“I’m not invincible,” Moss says, “but if I can get through that, I can get through anything.”
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I can’t imagine myself doing what this couple did.
He’s a hero in my book.
Aren’t humans a funny (peculiar; not haha) species. The captain goes into shock and the entertainer takes charge.
Hmmm, there’s a lesson in that somewhere.
Merry Holy Day. (Regardless of which of the many common delusions you share in.)
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