Ocean Wanderer crewmember dies from heart attack

There was sad news this morning for the ARC fleet as ‘Ocean Wanderer’ crewmember Andrew Nash died due to a suspected heart attack. This press release was posted on the ARC website;

‘All of those involved with the ARC were deeply saddened to learn this morning of the sudden death of Andrew Nash, crew member on Ocean Wanderer. In the early hours of Thursday morning, 8 December, Andrew suffered a suspected heart attack onboard the boat. Our thoughts and prayers are with Andrew’s wife and family, and with his crewmates aboard Ocean Wanderer. Andrew’s family have been informed.’

The crew considered redirecting to Barbados, but after making contact with MRCC Fort de France have chosen to continue on to St. Lucia.