| dd/mm/yy |
Events |
Incident |
| 3.11.08 |
The Juneau Empire reports that each ship reportedly violated its wastewater discharge permit in September (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship had higher-than-permitted levels on two parameters. | Environmental |
| 21.9.08 |
The Juneau Empire reports the ship violated its wastewater discharge permit in May, June and July (2008), according to Alaska state regulators. Wastewater samples from the ship had higher-than-permitted ammonia, zinc and biological oxygen demand. The latter indicates the amount of organic waste in the water. | Environmental |
| 13.7.06 |
16 passengers were onboard the 48-foot catamaran Ke'el when
it struck a rock near Sitka and sustained heavy damage, No
passengers or crew were injured and were transferred to another
vessel. On May 31st, another tour boat owned by the same company,
M/V Kalinin Express, hit a rock near Ketchikan with passengers from the
Statendam. 15 passengers and 2 crew reported minor injuries in
that accident. |
Shore Excursion Grounded |
| 17.10.03 |
Fire
broke out on the ship while it was under construction
at Fincantieri shipyards in Marghera, Italy. The fir broke out on
the aft section at about 7:30 AM and was extinguished by 11 AM.
The ship's delivery on April 15, 2004 does not appear
to be affected. |
Fire |
| dd/mm/yy |
Reported Illness Outbreaks |
| 24.3.09 | From a passenger: We
just returned from a seven day cruise on the Holland Westerdam, March
15 thru March 22 2009. When we boarded the ship, we noticed that the
crew was passing out the anti bacterial liquid on every floor. Three
days in the cruise we noticed the employees were thinner than normal.
Five days and the Captain of the ship announced that there was indeed
some sick crew and passengers and they were trying to contain the GI
Virus. We could not even get our own coffee or sugar. No salt and
pepper shakers on table. It was a terrible cruise. I would not
recommend it to anyone. |
| 8.2.07 |
The ship reported that 9 of 809 (1.11%) crew and 146 of 1790 (8.16%) passengers had reported ill on a 7 day Eastern Caribbean to/from Fort Lauderdale (4 - 11 Feb). Symptons were consistent with gastrointestinal illness (e.g., norovirus). |
| 13.11.05 |
Reported by a passenger: An outbreak Norwalk type flu on cruise returning to Fort Lauderale Nov 13. Captain informed us that forty passengers involved and nine remained in stateroom as of Nov 12. Precautionay measures were taken: no self service or articles on tables. According to another passenger, HAL took great care in preventing the spread of the disease -- she was told 40 passengers and 10 crew members had reported ill. |