Overview
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner classified Michael Virgil’s 2024 death on Navigator of the Seas as a homicide, citing combined effects of mechanical asphyxia, obesity, cardiomegaly, and ethanol intoxication.
- Virgil’s fiancée, Connie Aguilar, has filed a wrongful-death suit in federal court in Florida, alleging the cruise line’s policies and actions led to his death.
- The complaint says Virgil was served at least 33 drinks under an unlimited package before security restrained him, with allegations of face-down compression, pepper spray, and an injection of haloperidol.
- Coverage referencing an autopsy obtained by Daily Mail reports a blood alcohol level of roughly 0.182–0.186%, with the medical examiner tying the death to restraint conditions rather than alcohol alone.
- The suit alleges the ship declined to return to port, stored Virgil’s body in a refrigeration unit for days, and deviated from standard morgue procedures, while Royal Caribbean has said it is cooperating but has not addressed the specific claims.