American dies from suspected heart attack while in Thai waters on luxury liner

[webfact]

American dies from suspected heart attack while in Thai waters on luxury liner

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police and foundation medics were called to a luxury liner moored in the port at Laem Chabang, Sri Racha, after the death of a 68 year old American passenger. 

 

The wife of "George" told investigators that her husband had taken his clothes off and was preparing for bed in their cabin when he suffered what she believed was a heart attack. 

 

He died and because the death occurred in Thai waters the local police must be involved. 

 

The body was offloaded from the ship's morgue and transported for an autopsy at Laem Chabang Hospital.

 

Police found no suspicious circumstances.  

 

Source: Sanook

 

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[Basil B]

Well at least it was not due to shock when he walked it to his cabin to find crew members at it...

[atyclb]

Condolences also.

[metisdead]

Some troll posts have been removed. 

[NCC1701A]

horrible for the wife to travel alone and deal with the local bureaucracy. 

[garyk]

5 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

horrible for the wife to travel alone and deal with the local bureaucracy. 

Just what I was thinking!

[cornishcarlos]

I believe it happens a lot on cruise liners, given the clientele average age..

Some ships even have dedicated freezers for the corpses !!

[hotchilli]

I hope he enjoyed his last holiday.. condolences for the wife.

Reflect on a good life & not the last moments.

[KittenKong]

Could happen to anyone seeing Laem Chabang for the first time:

 

 

[Basil B]

5 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

I believe it happens a lot on cruise liners, given the clientele average age..

Some ships even have dedicated freezers for the corpses !!

Did say "The body was offloaded from the ship's morgue"...

 

 

Quote

 

Passengers do not share cruise lines’ reluctance to talk about death but instead have a morbid fascination about what happens if you peg out on a ship.

It all starts with an announcement. "Operation Bright Star" signals a medical emergency. "Operation Rising Star" means a passenger has passed away.

When that happens, the body is zipped into a body bag and placed in the ship’s morgue. Ocean-going ships are legally required to have both body bags and a morgue (they mostly have space for three or four bodies, but it depends on the size of the ship). The latter must be kept away from the food storage areas. 

 

 

 

Also calculated ones chances of pegging out on a cruise is 100,000 to 1 a lot less than I would have thought.

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 There are an estimated 200 passenger deaths a year – actually remarkably few given the 21.7 million people worldwide that cruise each year.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/articles/What-happens-when-someone-dies-on-a-cruise/

A very interesting read...

[ivor bigun]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/articles/What-happens-when-someone-dies-on-a-cruise/
A very interesting read...

I was always told its much better to have a heart attack in Mcdonalds,rather than a hospital,far more die in hospital.

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[Torrens54]

When you’ve got to go, there could be far worse ways of going !

[Basil B]

On 1/24/2019 at 6:25 AM, webfact said:

 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

See they were quick to paint out the ships name, 

[geriatrickid]

On 1/24/2019 at 12:04 PM, NCC1701A said:

horrible for the wife to travel alone and deal with the local bureaucracy. 

Not really. People die all the time on board the ships and they have a procedure in place. If on board, the body goes to a refrigerator and if in port  it gets offloaded, and sent to medical examiner or funeral home depending on circumstances and embassy is contacted. The body will probably shipped back home within 48-72 hours.  Deceased family has the option of disembarking or staying aboard for the duration. If disembarking, the  cruise line will help make travel arrangements home. 

 

 

[tifino]

just a thought flash! 

  - Lucky they didn't choose to quote (Operation Flatliner) 

[I wonder]

On 1/27/2019 at 10:42 AM, geriatrickid said:

Not really. People die all the time on board the ships and they have a procedure in place. If on board, the body goes to a refrigerator and if in port  it gets offloaded, and sent to medical examiner or funeral home depending on circumstances and embassy is contacted. The body will probably shipped back home within 48-72 hours.  Deceased family has the option of disembarking or staying aboard for the duration. If disembarking, the  cruise line will help make travel arrangements home. 

 

 

This is Thailand, no such thing as a funeral home, he will be kept in the hospital performing the post mortem until formalities are completed and the post mortem physician will cut the poor soul open at his cranium and chest down to his abdomen to determine cause of death.

Having witnessed the procedure several times in the last couple of years I can tell you it can get extremely complicated and distressing for loved ones.