Ocean Dream, which was built as Spirit of London in 1972 and renamed Sun Princess two years later, has capsized and partially sunk at the port of Laem Chabang in Thailand, a local media report says.

The vessel was last owned by undisclosed Chinese principals.

Originally ordered by Norwegian Caribbean Lines –as the company then was called – as a sister vessel to their 1971 built Southward – it was sold to P&O Cruises in the UK after the Norwegian company had refused to accept a higher price the Italian yard demanded for the second ship.

Introduced in 1972 as Spirit of London, the 17,370 gross ton ship was renamed Sun Princess in 1974 after P&O had acquired Princess Cruises. After it left the Princess fleet in 1988, it went through several changes of name and ownership.

The ship should not be confused with the current Sun Princess that was built in 1995 and which remains in service.