Amputation after cruise ship burning

Ronnie Dunbar, 53, was sailing on Ocean Village last year when he decided that rather than take an excursion around Belize, he would sunbathe on deck. He says. ‘After around half an hour I decided to go and get a drink. I put my feet down off the sun lounger and they got stuck and started to sizzle. I wrenched them up and the skin was all off the foot. I was in agony’ The OV medical centre treated his injuries but that evening his partner, Pearl, fainted when she began to change the dressings and saw how badly damaged his feet were. They flew home, where doctors said the burns were infected and amputated his left leg below the knee to prevent the infection spreading. He plans to take legal action against cruise operator Ocean Village and said the company should have warning signs on deck.