Walther Schloenp
Cruise Ship Passenger Death Aboard
MS Europa  - April 19, 2008
Walther Schloenp

Date: April 19, 2008
Cruise Bruise: Death
Bruise Location: Dubai
Age: 72
Home Town: Germany
Cruise Line: Hapag-Lloyd
Ship: MS Europa
Details:

Hapag-Lloyd Line reported a German national, Walther Schloep died aboard their cruise ship MS Europa while cruising in the middle east.

Schloenp, age 72, had been traveling alone on the cruise ship. He was found dead in his cabin on April 19, while the ship was near Dubai.

The German consulate was to take possession of Mr Schloenp's body and take it back home to Germany.

It is believed that Schloenp boarded the MS Europa a month prior when it disembarked from Germany. The ship had stopped at several ports on its way to the emirate and its last stop was Mumbai.

The cruise line says Schloenp died of a heart attack.