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Two men tragically lost their lives in an accident involving Royal Caribbean’s ‘Independence of the Seas’ on St.Kitts on Wednesday . Reports are that The two men apparently were assisting with the unberthing process of the cruise vessel when it overturned while the ship was pulling out of port.

Eyewitnesses suggest that the Cruise Liner may have pulled out before the men had enough time to clear the berting area. As a result the sea currents created by the massive cruise liner may have caused the smaller berting boat to capsize and the men were apparently sucked below water by the current and drowned. Even when they don’t result in death, boating accidents can cause serious injury, not to mention significant damage to property – those involved may want to follow up by speaking with a boat collision lawyer to see how they can proceed legally.

A member of the crew on the Royal Caribbean “Independence of the Seas” Cruise Ship said “The small boat was capsized when our rear azipods pushed us away from the dock. The two men where thrown overboard and never resurfaced, only one had on a life vest, the other man’s life vest came off when he was thrown into the water. The capsized boat was then pushed into the back of the Silhouette. All of this viewed from my aft balcony, kinda puts a damper on an otherwise wonderful cruise. Very sad for the families of these two men.”

A passenger on the cruise liner indicated that they heard an “Oscar, Oscar, Oscar” call and there was some commotion.

He said “Sitting in the port of St kitts, a port boat capsized while helping untie our ropes. We heard an “Oscar Oscar Oscar ” then lots of action…………… Both the Indy(Independence of the Seas) and Sillouette were involved in the search effort. We left 4 hours late. “

The incident is under investigation and the St.Kitts Air and Sea Port Authority have announced a Press Conference for Thursday April 3^rd at 3pm.

Up to Press Time Royal Caribbean has yet to issue an official release on the tragic incident.