FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Bahamian government had been investigating two deaths after an explosion in a Holland America Line cruise ship.
The two Holland America Line staff died in the Nieuw Amsterdam on Friday morning at Half Moon Cay, often referred to as Little San Salvador Island.
According to Miami Attorney Jim Walker, the workers had been Joseph Terrado, who labored as an engineer and was once from the Philippines, and Wawan Gusnawan, who labored as a wiper and was once from Indonesia.
The Nieuw Amsterdam’s homeport is Fort Lauderdale and it departed on March 16 on a 7-night voyage. Holland America Line reported providing counseling products and services to “team members.”
Holland America Line mentioned the group is “deeply saddened” and the “safety, security and welfare of all guests and crew are the company’s absolute priority.”
Meanwhile, two firefighters suffered smoke inhalation after a hearth aboard the Carnival Freedom cruise ship throughout a voyage to Freeport. The ship is founded out of Port Canaveral.
Local 10 News associate ABC News contributed to this file.
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