A passenger on a cruise ship and another on a private jet have both died after being suddenly taken ill.

Mexican Manuel Diaz, 63, collapsed yesterday afternoon on a plane Police believe was bound for the US from Bermuda.

Mr. Diaz was given CPR on board the jet while it returned to the Island so he could be rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital by an ambulance waiting at L.F. Wade International Airport.

However, he was pronounced dead by a physician at the hospital at 5.30 p.m.

American Larry Lynn Hamilton, 64, collapsed while watching a show with his family on board the Empress of the Seas, docked at Number One Shed, in Front Street, yesterday. He was pronounced dead by the ship's doctor at 8.30 p.m.

No foul play is suspected in either of the deaths, although Police have said an autopsy is likely for each.