Passenger on Royal Caribbean cruise ship dies shortly after detainment for disruptive behavior captured on video

A cruise ship passenger caught on camera acting unruly died shortly after being detained.

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“The gentleman that was drunk said he was going to kill us,” cruise passenger Christifer Mikhail told the local station. “He started chasing us down the hallway.”

Virgil allegedly attacked two Royal Caribbean crew members aboard the Navigator of the Seas and was attempting to kick down a door to a towel room to get to one of them. 

An overhead view of Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas cruise ship. (Royal Caribbean)

A family member of Virgil told FOX 11 he died within an hour of security injecting him with some sort of sedative. They said what happened was not characteristic of him.

“He didn’t deserve to die over it,” the relative told FOX 11. 

Virigl leaves behind a wife and 7-year-old son who were also with him on the cruise, according to the station.

A cruise ship terminal at Berth 93 in the Port of Los Angeles on July 10, 2009. (Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

A statement from Royal Caribbean to Fox News Digital said, “We are saddened by the passing of one of our guests. We offered support to the family and are working with authorities on their investigation.”

Virgil’s exact cause of death is not yet known, but FOX 11 reported that the FBI is investigating the incident. The FBI has not responded to a Fox News Digital inquiry regarding the status of the investigation.