Seattle-based cruise line Holland America Line reported that one of its cruise ships assisted 41 people on a disabled sightseeing boat adrift off Jaw Point at Glaciaer Bay, Alaska.
MS Noordam responded to a call for aid at approximately 12:35 pm local time June 10, to assist the 79-foot sightseeing vessel Baranof Wind, which was experiencing mechanical troubles near Johns Hopkins Glacier.
The ship lowered a tender, which collected 40 tourists and one Glacier Bay National Park ranger and returned to Noordam.
“We are proud of the proficient response Captain van Donselaar and his team executed in assisting the passengers of Baranof Wind,” said Orlando Ashford, president of Holland America Line.
“Our crewmembers are highly trained to respond when needed and we were fortunate to have been nearby to provide support.”
The sightseers were brought to Bartlett Cove, where the Baranof Wind excursion originated, at approximately 5:30 pm local time. Noordam then sailed for its next port of call, Ketchikan, Alaska, where it arrived on Thursday, June 11.
Noordam was in the middle of a seven-day Alaska cruise that sailed roundtrip from Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, June 6.