A Scot heading to Antarctica was found dead in the cabin of a deep sea fishing trawler. David Virgo, 68, an international fisheries observer from Ardesier, between Inverness and Nairn, suffered a bowel infarction, an irreversible injury to the intestine, according to a post-mortem.
His sister Liz Smart said: “David died at sea, doing what he loved best. That is a blessing and a great comfort to me.” He was found dead in his cabin on board Norwegian deep sea fishing trawler Saga Sea last month, while off the coast of South America, sailing south to the polar region.
As part of his work as an international fisheries observer, Mr Virgo had left harbour in Montevideo in Uruguay two days before.
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