Cruise News: Captain's Sudden Passing SHOCKS Passengers
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The Diamond Princess experienced a sudden tragedy during a 19-day cruise around Japan. The captain of the vessel, Captain Bartolomei, passed away during the overnight hours. Passengers on board reported being woken up around 2:00 a.m. following a ship-wide announcement requesting a medical response team to report to the medical center. Captain Bartolomei was 52 years old at the time of his death and had maintained a long career with Princess, having served the company for 29 years. The report concludes by offering condolences to the family of the captain and the crew members of the Diamond Princess.
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In some sad news, the captain of the Diamond Princess passed away last night while the ship was on a 19-day cruise around Japan.
Passengers reported being awakened around 2:00 a.m. by a ship-wide call for a medical response team to report to the medical center.
Captain Bartolomei was only 52 years old and had been with Princess for 29 years.
Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences go out to the captain's family and to the entire crew of the Diamond Princess.
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