A man has fallen to his death after tumbling from a cruise ship docked at UK pier.
Emergency services were called to reports of a man overboard at Saltburn Pier in Invergordon, Ross-shire, at around 11am on Friday,The man fell from the Viking Mars cruise ship and was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where he was later pronounced dead.
A Viking spokesman said: "It is with great sadness that we confirm a crew member passed away following an incident in Scotland on 18 August. Emergency services were called to reports of a man overboard at Saltburn Pier in Invergordon, Ross-shire, at around 11am on Friday,.The spokesperson for added the travel company shared their "deepest sympathies" with the man's family.
The group emphasised the continued focus "remains on the safety and wellbeing" of those on board its vessels.Read more: OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush thought he was acting 'for the good of humanity' with doomed Titan sub descentFollowing the incident, a Police Scotland spokesman said: “Around 11am on Friday, 18 August, 2023, police received a report of a man having fallen from a ship at Saltburn Pier in Invergordon.It's but the latest fatality aboard a working cruise ship, after a woman fell to her death from a Caribbean cruise ship balcony, landing on fellow passenger below.
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