Death on inter-island ferry

A release from the TT Inter-island Company Limited said that on Wednesday January 25, the TT Express set sail from the Port of Scarborough as scheduled at 12 noon. Within 45 minutes of the sailing, a passenger began to feel unwell and the vessel had to return to the Port of Scarborough.

The release said, “The passenger became unresponsive during the return journey and had to receive medical attention from the crew until the vessel arrived in port, when he was taken to the Scarborough Hospital by the ambulance.” He was later pronounced dead at the Scarborough Hospital. Due to this medical emergency the vessel was delayed and resumed sailing to Port-of-Spain at 2.05 pm and was expected to return to Scarboriough at about 5.35 pm.