Achille Lauro [SEP] place of death
Achille Lauro
Achille Lauro (; 16 June 1887 – 15 November 1982) was an Italian businessman and politician.
Life.
Born the fifth of six children of the shipowner Gioacchino and of Laura Cafiero, he was on his part the shipowner and founder of the "Flotta Lauro", one of the most powerful Italian fleets of all time and one of the major fortunes in the south of Italy, in addition to the owner of a true financial empire created by himself. A determining fact in marking the force of
Because of a lack of supervision, the fire burned out of control before its discovery. The crew tried to battle the fire for several hours but were unsuccessful. The vessel was abandoned and sank on 2 December 1994.
See also.
- "Lauro Lines s.r.l. v. Chasser et al.", a U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the "Achille Lauro" hijacking
- "The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro", 1989 film
- "", 1990 film
- "The Death of Klinghoffer