Grandfather dies on pirate cruise off Alanya, family questions crew

A 60 year old grandfather died after being pulled from the water during a pirate ship boat trip off Alanya, Turkey, in late July, and his family say the vessel's crew covered his body with a towel before continuing onboard entertainment including a foam party. The family were on a day cruise aboard the Legend Big Kral with what they estimate was about 600 other passengers; the incident occurred during a swim stop at Cleopatra Beach, the daughter said.

Peter Colville, a property maintenance manager from Woking, Surrey, disappeared while swimming, relatives say. Swimmers found him face up and unconscious and dragged him back on deck, where fellow passengers attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Nakita Colville, 27, who witnessed the event, said in interviews that a barman declared her father dead, staff covered his face and body with a towel and that crew members did not immediately intervene. She said the coastguard arrived and her father was taken to hospital, where he was later confirmed dead.

Nakita described scenes of shock and distress among her family, saying her mother and Mr Colville's wife, Rosalind, 53, collapsed. She said the family had travelled to Alanya together...