Like Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad’s wandering seaman whose honor is questioned for abandoning a sinking ship, the captain of the Oceanos is the focus of wide attention and criticism for his behavior.

There were scores of heroes and heroines in Sunday’s miraculous rescue of 571 passengers and crew members from the sinking Greek cruise liner Oceanos, but the names of Capt. Yiannis Avranas and ...

When it comes to quick moves, no one beats the captain of the Greek liner Oceanos, which sank off the South African coast Sunday. Rather than wait for all passengers to leave safely, Yiannis Avranas ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Amid charges of misconduct by the crew and reports of possible sabotage, South African authorities have begun trying to sort out what happened aboard a Greek luxury liner ...