'The captain of the ship has gone': Gregg Bemis, owner of Lusitania, dies

Mr Bemis, who had been diagnosed with cancer several years ago, was due to mark his 92nd birthday next week.

Gregg Bemis pictured in 2019. Photo: Denis Minihane.

US businessman Gregg Bemis, owner of the Lusitania which was torpedoed off Co Cork with the loss of 1,200 lives during the first World War, has died in New Mexico.

Mr Bemis was due to mark his 92nd birthday next week.