{"id":2214,"date":"2024-12-20T01:32:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T01:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2024-12-20T01:32:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T01:32:42","slug":"passenger-dies-after-running-amok-on-cruise-ship-off-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=2214","title":{"rendered":"Passenger Dies After Running Amok on Cruise Ship Off LA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Passenger Dies After Running Amok on Cruise Ship Off LA<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A passenger ran amok and injured two crewmembers aboard the cruise ship <em>Navigator of the Seas<\/em> last week, then died following a security intervention, according to fellow passengers.<\/p>\n<p>On December 13, one hour after <em>Navigator of the Seas<\/em> departed the San Pedro cruise terminal at the Port of Los Angeles, a passenger began to harass and threaten crewmembers and passengers in a belowdecks berthing area. A cell phone video taken by a bystander and provided to Fox News shows the man attempting to kick down a door in an apparent attempt to reach a crewmember who had taken refuge on the other side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The gentleman that was drunk said that he was gonna kill us, and then he started chasing us down the hallway,&#8221; passenger Christifer Mikhail told the local Fox News affiliate station in Los Angeles. The man was cursing and using racially-charged language, Mikhail said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J9BuZqlr1zE\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mikhail was aboard <em>Navigator of the Seas<\/em> for a family outing, and he encountered the unruly guest &#8211; identified as Michael Virgil, 35 &#8211; when he went below. At first he thought that the man&#8217;s behavior was a stunt, but soon realized that everyone nearby was running for cover. According to Mikhail, Virgil punched one crewmember and kicked another in the face, knocking him backwards.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows that the ship&#8217;s security team arrived and cordoned off the hallway while Virgil attacked a locked closet door. The responders waited for him to expend more of his energy; during this period, Virgil removed his shirt. After he quieted down a bit, the security team moved in and bound him with towels and zip-ties, the video shows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At some point after his detention on Friday, Virgil died. The cause of death has not been released.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred offshore, and the FBI has jurisdiction over the investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Virgil&#8217;s family told media that the behavior was out of character for him. He leaves behind his fianc\u00e9e and a seven-year-old son, who were both on the cruise with him at the time of the altercation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are saddened by the passing of one of our guests,&#8221; Royal Caribbean said in a statement. &#8220;We offered support to the family and are working with authorities on their investigation.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/maritime-executive.com\/article\/passenger-dies-after-running-amok-on-cruise-ship-off-la\">Go to maritime executive<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passenger Dies After Running Amok on Cruise Ship Off LA \u00a0 A passenger ran amok and injured two crewmembers aboard the cruise ship Navigator of the Seas last week, then died following a security intervention, according to fellow passengers. On December 13, one hour after Navigator of the Seas departed the San Pedro cruise terminal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-2214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maritime-executive","tag-maritime-executive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2214\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}