2 crew members die on Holland America ship; fire breaks out on Carnival cruise
Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the ship’s engineering space, the cruise line said.
MIAMI — Two crew members died on board a Holland America cruise ship, and a fire broke out on a Carnival ship while both of the ships were in the Bahamas this weekend, officials said.
The two crew on the Florida-based Nieuw Amsterdam died Friday during an "accidental steam release" while it was calling at the private resort island Half Moon Cay, Holland America said in a statement on Sunday.
"There was an accidental steam release in an engineering space on board Nieuw Amsterdam, which sadly resulted in the death of two crew members," the cruise line said.
The Bahamas Maritime Authority and the Dutch Safety Board were investigating the exact cause of the release, Holland America said.
A representative of the Bahama’s Coroner’s Court did not immediately respond to a request for information, such as the crew members’ identities and the cause and manner of death.
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