Death of Dianne Brimble - Aftermath

Aftermath

Dianne Brimble's family revealed the anguish of Brimble's drug-induced death aboard the Pacific Sky in interviews aired on Australian Story on ABC TV.

The case has prompted stricter security measures for Australian cruises with the introduction of security sniffer dogs and closed-circuit surveillance cameras throughout ships in the fleet.

The case also allegedly inspired the 2008 play Cruising.

Wilhelm, Slade and Kuchel are believed to have distanced themselves from the other five who have remained close friends. On 8 October 2010, Losic, Kambouris, Vitale, Pantic, their partners and friends met for dinner at an Adelaide restaurant. The gathering was photographed by the media and a story ran the next day claiming that the dinner was being held to mark the eighth anniversary of Brimble's death (21 September 2002). The men were criticized by the media, who reported the event in a three-page editorial. A separate opinion piece condemned the men's insensitivity in holding a dinner on the anniversary and questioned their lack of shame over the events of 2002. Losic's wife insisted the dinner was for a friend's birthday but she declined to name the friend. Brimble's family declined to comment on the dinner stating they would "leave it up to the public to make up their minds who and what they are."