British crew member dies after being ‘electrocuted’ on luxury yacht
The boat was docked at English Harbour (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) A British man has died after being electrocuted while fixing a power outage on a yacht in the Caribbean island of Antigua. The pleasure yacht Baton Rouge was docked at the southern town of English Harbour last Friday when it suffered a power outage. Roy Temme, 47, the chief engineer, was found unresponsive by a crew member at around 8.30am last Friday, according to local media. A FCDO spokesperson told Metro.co.uk: ‘I can confirm that we are supporting the family of a British National who has died in Antigua.’ This is a developing news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates. Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected]. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.
A British man has died after being electrocuted while fixing a power outage on a yacht in the Caribbean island of Antigua.
The pleasure yacht Baton Rouge was docked at the southern town of English Harbour last Friday when it suffered a power outage.
Roy Temme, 47, the chief engineer, was found unresponsive by a crew member at around 8.30am last Friday, according to local media.
A FCDO spokesperson told Metro.co.uk: ‘I can confirm that we are supporting the family of a British National who has died in Antigua.’
This is a developing news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates.
Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected]. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here.
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