Four in five crew deaths linked to illness, Britannia finds

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 … Read full article →