Two crew members on the Holland America cruise ship have died after an “incident” on board in the ship’s engine room.
Holland America shared the news on Facebook on Friday, noting that two crew members had died while aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam in Half Moon Cay, Bahamas that day.
The company said it had notified the “appropriate authorities” and that the cause of the incident was “under investigation”. Holland America did not disclose the identities of the crew members.
Royal Caribbean confirmed the death of a passenger on a 9-month round-the-world cruise
“All of us at Holland America Line are deeply saddened by this incident and our thoughts and prayers are with the families of our team members at this difficult time,” the company said in a statement.
“The safety, protection and well-being of all guests and crew is the company’s absolute priority,” the cruise line added.
Holland America noted that it is offering counseling services to crew members who “may have been affected by this incident.”
A spokesperson for the cruise line told PEOPLE on Saturday that the incident happened around 9:20 a.m. local time on Friday. They added that the ship was on a “7-night voyage” and left Fort Lauderdale on March 16.
WFLA reported, citing CruiseMapper, that the Nieuw Amsterdam returned to Fort Lauderdale on Saturday.
Florida man arrested after 27-year-old woman found dead on cruise ship bound for Bahamas
The cruise ship deaths come days after another cruise ship incident, in which a Florida man was arrested in the Bahamas after a 27-year-old woman, also from Florida, was found dead on the cruise ship.
A 32-year-old man was arrested by the Royal Bahamas Police Force after a passenger was found unresponsive while their boat was on the island of Grand Bahama. The woman was pronounced dead after the medical team performed CPR on her when she was found unresponsive in her cabin.
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Authorities then “seized a quantity of suspected cocaine” from her cabin and arrested a man, and the investigation is ongoing. The man and woman have not been publicly identified, nor has the cruise line.
“An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death. The investigation into this incident is ongoing,” police said at the time.
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