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Events at Sea by Westerdam
Other
HAL
Ships:
 Amsterdam (2000)
 Maasdam (1994)
 Noordam (2006)
 Oosterdam (2003)
Prinsendam (1988)
 Rotterdam (1997)
 Ryndam (1994) Statendam (1993)
Veendam (1996)
 Volendam (1999) Westerdam (2004) Zaandam (2000)
Zuiderdam (2002)


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The events listed have been reported in the public domain or to cruisejunkie by passengers or crew members onboard.  The list is by no means comprehensive.  For that reason it is necessary to be cautious in drawing conclusions from the potentially limited data.  Keep in mind that some companies may be more transparent than others about things that go wrong; conversely, some companies may be better at concealing events and thereby project an appearance that is inaccurate.  With that said, the following list is still interesting, as are the patterns when viewed separately by ship.


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



Illness Outbreaks at Sea by Westerdam
dd/mm/yy
 Reported Illness Outbreaks
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.

Illness
on
Other
HAL
Ships:
 Amsterdam (2000)
 Maasdam (1994)
 Noordam (2006)
 Oosterdam (2003)
Prinsendam (1988)
 Rotterdam (1997)
 Ryndam (1994) Statendam (1993)
Veendam (1996)
 Volendam (1999) Westerdam (2004) Zaandam (2000)
Zuiderdam (2002)