A P&O cruise ship with Brit vacationers on board helps seek for passengers of a ship after it sank within the Caribbean.
At the least one individual is known to have died after the stricken vessel capsized off the coast of St Kitts.
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A P&O cruise ship, The Britannia, is aiding the coastguard’s efforts.
It’s understood round 31 folks had been on board the vessel, with one killed and 15 nonetheless lacking.
A spokesman for P&O Cruises advised The Solar: “We’re working with the coastguard to guide the search and rescue operation with one other ship.”
The 30ft boat is claimed to have been “dangerously overcrowded” when it began sinking, in keeping with native media studies.
Native studies declare the vessel was en route from Antigua to St Thomas, within the US Virgin Islands.
It received into bother solely 12 nautical miles off the coast of St Kitts, and was noticed at 3am by a passing luxurious yacht.
Terrified passengers had been seen clinging to the sting of the vessel because the rescue was underway.
The rescue comes solely hours after a passenger on the same cruise ship died whereas snorkelling within the Caribbean along with his household.
The vacationer arrived in St Kitts on Monday on board the cruise ship Britannia on Monday.
He received into problem whereas snorkelling along with his spouse and daughter as a part of a gaggle exercise at Peninsular Cove.
The dad was taken to shore the place a fellow vacationer carried out CPR, however couldn’t be saved and died on the scene.
Authorities are finishing up an post-mortem as it’s unclear whether or not he drowned or died of pure causes, studies St Kitts & Nevis Observer.
The Britannia is the flagship of P&O’s fleet with 13 bars and 13 eating places on board, in addition to 1,837 cabins.
The Solar has contacted St Kitts Police and Coastguard for remark.
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