MS Oranje

MS "Oranje, later known as Angelina Lauro", was a Dutch passenger liner, a wartime hospital ship and finally a cruise ship that was burnt out and subsequently lost while being towed for scrap. She sank in a storm in the mid-Pacific, on 24 September 1979. The ship underwent 25 years' service as "Oranje", and fifteen as "Angelina Lauro". She was a cruise ship for the last seven years of her career. Extensive film of a cruise she made in 1954 exists in the London Cinema Museum archive. 
Collision with "Willem Ruys" 
On 6 January 1953, MS "Oranje" collided in the Red Sea with "Willem Ruys", which was heading in the opposite direction. At that time, it was common for passenger ships to pass each other at close range to entertain their passengers. During the (later heavily criticized) abrupt and fast approach of "Oranje", "Willem Ruys" made an unexpected swing to the left, resulting in a collision. "Oranje" badly damaged her bow. Due to the possibility that she would be impounded for safety reasons, she was unable to call at Colombo as scheduled, and went directly to Jakarta. "Willem Ruys" suffered less damage. There was no loss of life involved. Later, it was determined that miscommunication on both ships had caused the collision.