Alitalia AZA 604 diverts to Shannon

Today's Alitalia flight AZA604 operated by B767-35HER EI-DBP diverted into Shannon this evening. The flight was en route Milan - JFK when the pilot suffered a suspected heart attack. The aircraft was at mid Atlantic around 30W when the crew declared the emergency to Shannon Air Traffic Control. The aircraft landed safely just after 5pm with 168 passengers and it's crew of 11.