Four in five crew deaths linked to illness, Britannia finds

Sam Chambers · Splash 247 · 2026-09-02

More than four in five seafarer deaths handled by Britannia P&I were caused by illness rather than accidents, with cardiovascular disease emerging as the biggest killer onboard. Britannia’s new Crew Claims Report, based on nearly 3,000 claims from the 2023/24 and 2024/25 policy years, found 81% of fatalities were illness-related and just 19% resulted from …

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