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Florence Freeman

Brit stranded in the Philippines after cruise ship abandons him while having medical test

A British pensioner has been left stranded on the other side of the world after his cruise ship left him behind.

Holidaymaker Christopher Capel, 72, from Swindon, Wiltshire, was left furious after he found himself abandoned in the Philippines after being taken to hospital there.

Christopher was aboard the P&O Cruise vessel at the start of the year and had been just over halfway through a 100-day journey around the world.

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