Nakita Colville, 27, from Surrey, fears more Brits could die on popular party boats abroad due to the lack of safety procedures – it comes after her dad was declared dead during a Turkey boat trip
A horrified daughter has recalled the moment her dad suddenly died during a pirate-themed boat party trip – as she fears more fatalities could happen overseas.
Nakita Colville, 27, from Woking, Surrey, was enjoying the £200 ‘luxury pirate ship’ trip with her family, and some 600 other guests before it went tragically wrong. Her father, Peter Colville went into the sea at the second swimming spot but dissapeared. A few moments later, he was found face down in the water in Turkey.
The 27-year-old and her sister noticed he was “going purple” as guests frantically dragged him out of the sea. Meanwhile, staff were said to have stood there “unbothered” and didn’t help guests administer CPR. Instead of turning the boat around to get help, staff continued the party, despite declaring “he’s dead, he’s gone.”
The lavish six-deck yacht trip, named Legend Big Kral, was booked at an excursion centre. The brief included foam parties and entertainment. Nakita, an admin assistant, explained that when her dad got onboard he thought it was strange that staff didn’t check any of the guests details.
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She told The Sun: “My dad is very safety-conscious, and I remember as we walked onto the boat, he said it was strange they didn’t seem to tick off names, hand out wristbands or get waivers signed.” However, he “brushed it off” and enjoyed his first swim alongside most of their family.
Dad-of-six and grandad-of-seven, Peter, was described as an avid snorkeller with strong swimming experience. Nakita was surprised when she suddenly heard screams at the second swimming station. She added: “I looked into the water and saw my dad’s face, floating, and people scrambling to get him out of the water. As far as we knew, or he knew, he was healthy – we have no idea what happened. They had covered him with a towel before the coastguard even arrived.”
The coastguard arrived 40 minutes later and Peter was rushed to hospital, with his family also getting off the boat. Sadly, he was later pronounced dead. Back at the hotel, Nakita was informed by other guests that the party continued despite the traumatic incident.
One Tripadvisor review from the day it happened said: “The way it was handled by the crew was nothing short of horrifying. It is unsafe, unprofessional, and the crew is neither trained nor emotionally capable of handling emergencies – or tragedies.”
Another guest commented: “He was laid on the deck – and then nothing. No proper procedures, no clearing the deck from onlookers, no immediate CPR. A crew member looked into his eyes and declared him dead.” It remains unclear what caused Peter’s death despite postmortems being carried out in the UK and Turkey. The investigation is ongoing. Nakita believes that more deaths could follow as party boats overseas are not always regulated. “Unless things change, I don’t think this will be the last death,” she said.