Cruises: Cruise ship worker reveals terrifying discovery of dead body on board (Image: Getty Images)
Cruises are an exciting holiday option for many people and, despite the gargantuan size of the floating hotels, they are in fact very safe. However, things do still go wrong on board and there are an estimated 200 passenger deaths a year onboard cruise ships, according to The Telegraph. Nevertheless, these deaths are nearly all due to natural causes, with most a result of age-related illnesses. Despite cruises becoming increasingly popular with young people, the average age of a British cruise passenger was 56 in both 2017 and 2016, according to industry figures.
Cruises: Cruise ship worker reveals terrifying discovery of dead body on board
Deaths on board a cruise ship are never pleasant and one former cruise worker has revealed a time a horrifying discovery was made on board.
“Each ship has a morgue on board to keep the bodies cold until they’re transported ported off at the next homeport,” said ex-cruise employee Jay Herring in his book, The Truth About Cruise Ships.
“But sometimes the number of bodies exceed the morgue’s capacity and the walk-in food freezers have to be used.
“One time a chef rolled some meat out of the freezer and unwrapped it to find a human foot poking out.
“A body had been stored there but no one had told him. He started screaming and ran out of the galley and was so terrified that the doctor had to tranquillise him.”
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