2 Holland America crew members die throughout

Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died throughout an “incident” within the ship’s engineering house, the cruise line mentioned.

The unidentified crew members died Friday whereas the Florida-based Nieuw Amsterdam was at Half Moon Cay within the Bahamas, Holland America mentioned in a press release.

Authorities have been notified and the reason for the accident is being investigated, the cruise line mentioned. 

“The security, safety and welfare of all company and crew are the corporate’s absolute precedence,” the cruise line mentioned. The corporate additionally famous reviews that these crew members perished in a shipboard fireplace should not correct.

The cruise line didn’t supply any additional particulars in regards to the crew members, nor which company was dealing with the investigation. The ship set sail out of Fort Lauderdale on March 16 for a seven-night journey. 

Crew members have been being supplied counseling.

“All of us at Holland America Line are deeply saddened by this incident and our ideas and prayers are with our crew members’ households at this troublesome time,” the assertion mentioned. 

Crew member deaths are comparatively uncommon. Researchers at Bowling Inexperienced State College discovered between 2000 and 2019, there have been 623 reported deaths on cruise ships, and 89% of these deaths have been passengers whereas 11% of these have been crew members.

Throughout the pandemic, 4 crew members have been killed by non-coronavirus causes on cruise ships with staff stranded onboard.