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 # Holland America Line’s ms Veendam Rescues Pilot Who Ditched His Aircraft in the Pacific Ocean Off the Coast of Maui, Hawaii

 


 

 Feb 16, 2015 9:30 AM ET

  Campaign:  [Our Commitment to Health, Safety, Security and Reliability ](/news/campaign/our-commitment-health-safety-security-and-reliability) SEATTLE, February 16, 2015 /3BL Media/ - On Jan. 25, 2015, at 5:21 p.m. local time while en route to Lahaina, Hawaii, Holland America Line’s *ms Veendam* answered a request for assistance from the United States Coast Guard to rescue a pilot who had ditched his single-engine Cirrus SR-22 after he experienced a mechanical issue with the fuel system. The pilot was located approximately 225 nautical miles off the coast of Maui, Hawaii.

In partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, *Veendam* was able to successfully rescue the pilot, who deployed the aircraft’s airframe parachute system and safely exited the plane into a life raft. Holland America Line crewmembers brought him aboard *Veendam* and provided him food and accommodations. The pilot, who was in good condition, disembarked on Jan. 26, at Lahaina.

“Congratulations to the team on *ms Veendam* for coming to the aid of the pilot and for working together with the Coast Guard to conduct this successful rescue operation,” said Orlando Ashford, president of Holland America Line. “January has been an eventful month for our ships with several rescues around the world, and we are honored to be able to assist in any distress situation when needed.”

*Veendam* was in the middle of an 18-day Circle Hawaii cruise roundtrip from San Diego, Calif., which departed Jan. 20.

This is the third rescue at sea by a Holland America Line ship in 2015. On Jan. 3, *ms Zuiderdam* rescued eight crewmembers from a sinking vessel in the Caribbean, and Jan. 4 *ms Zaandam* came to the aid of seven stranded crewmembers at the Arctowski Polish research station at King George Island in Antarctica.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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