Fatality on a British Vessel
 

Hi.
When a fatality happens on a British registered vessel while abroad I assume there will be some sort of investigation and official report and the body would have to be landed ashore and perhaps repatriated.
I'm looking into an incident involving a family member, from an incident in the late 40's early 50's. All directly involved have since passed away but I'll be keeping ship and personnel details published here to a minimum to protect others.
Where would I look for records of such incidents?
Thanks for any pointers and assistance.
John

John,

As recently discussed on the site, there is a register of Death At Sea. I forget the thread. Roger Griffith and Hugh S come to mind. You can search the post or PM them.

Death At Sea and subsequent burial to Davy Jones would be recorded in the log, and later reported to the DAS register (if I remember correctly!). Death on board with a nearby port with a British Consulate/Embassy would mean, as you say, landing the body for local interment or repatriation.

Rgds.
Dave

Hi John,
If you wish to message me with what you have I will try and help.
Regards
Hugh

Hi Dave, many thanks for that, I'll do a site search for the Death at Sea thread and see if there is anything I can follow up ther.
Cheers, John

Thanks Hugh.