Celebrity Cruises Sued Over Man Who Died on Ship And Placed in Drinks Cooler
The household of a Florida man who died on a Superstar Cruises ship and was allegedly put in a drinks cooler is suing the corporate for 1,000,000 bucks.
78-year-old Robert Jones died on the Superstar Equinox again in August in the midst of the excessive seas. When the ship docked in Ft. Lauderdale 6 days later, his spouse says she realized the physique of her husband of 55 years was positioned in a walk-in cooler, which is used to inventory drinks and maintain them chilly.
The lawsuit claims the physique ought to have been positioned within the cruise ship’s morgue for correct care. They are saying because of this Jones’ physique was badly decomposed.
The lawsuit appears to allege the corpse was at first positioned within the morgue however then moved to the cooler.
The ship docked in Puerto Rico after Jones died, and the go well with claims his widow was given 2 choices … take the physique off in Puerto Rico or maintain it within the morgue till it returned to Ft. Lauderdale. The go well with claims the crew urged his widow to maintain the physique on board, which she did.
When the ship docked in Ft. Lauderdale, a Sheriff’s deputy got here on board and the physique was nowhere to be seen within the morgue. The go well with claims funeral service staff discovered it inside a blood-splattered bag, laying on the ground of the cooler.
The physique was badly decomposed as a result of the temperature was not appropriate for preserving it. The household wished an open casket, however Jones’ physique was inexperienced and bloated, in order that they could not observe their long-standing household custom.
