The Master of a containership is reported to have actually devoted self-destruction aboard his ship throughout a current trip from New York and also Tilbury, England.

The Catholic charity Apostleship of the Sea sent out a port pastor to see the Maltese- flagged Santa Bettina upon its arrival in Tilbury on May 21. In a blog post on its Facebook page, the team claimed the Santa Bettina was a week right into its trip when the captain obviously took his very own life onboard, leaving team participants anxious and also shocked.

Father Colum Kelly went aboard the vessel when it anchored to state Mass and also deal true blessings and also assistance to the team.

“I spent time listening to the crew and of the stress that they had been feeling during the voyage. It emerged the death took place one week into the voyage. It was the first time the crew had sailed with that captain so they knew very little about him,” claimed Fr Colum Kelly.

“His body was laid in his sealed cabin for the remainder of the voyage. Particularly distressed was the young seafarer who had discovered the body. It was the first time he had seen a corpse,” he claimed.

AoS included that the team asked for Mass to be claimed and also for particular locations of the ship to be honored, consisting of some cabins and also the area where the body was located.

“We did what we were able to do for the crew; talking to them and trying to bring some consolation. It was a terrible time for the seafarers, but at the end of the day there was a sense of joy in the midst of the grief, stress and bewilderment,” Fr Colum Kelly claimed.