Scots OAP, 83, dies on cruise ship docked in Naples
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A SCOTS pensioner has died aboard a cruise ship docked in Naples.
The 83-year-old man was discovered lifeless in the pool of the Marella Voyager after it docked in the Italian city yesterday.
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It is understood that he fell ill while in the water and was removed immediately, but resuscitation efforts proved futile.
The ship was held in a preventative seizure and delayed from departing the port on schedule at 5pm local time as cops carried out investigations.
Investigators later concluded that there was no evidence of violence or foul play and the vessel left the dock a few hours after, reports The Herald.
The Foreign Office, the British Embassy in Rome, and TUI have been contacted for comment.
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