Two Crew Members Die in Nieuw Amsterdam Engine Room Incident at Port in Bahamas

Two crew members died during an "incident" in the engine room of the Holland America cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam while it was docked in the Bahamas

The cause of the accident is under investigation by authorities

Reports of a fire on board are inaccurate according to the cruise line

Crew members were offered counseling to cope with the tragedy

Over 2000-2019, 11% of deaths on cruise ships were crew members rather than passengers