NOORDAM

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Passenger drowned while swimming near Boracay Island

A 71 year old, Australian passenger of the 'Noordam' has drowned while swimming near Boracay Island on Nov 6, 2024, at 10.30 a.m. He was pulled from the water unresponsive after calling for help as he struggled to stay afloat in the water. The man had been swimming with several people near the Cagban Jetty Port, about 10 meters from the shore. Emergency services rushed the man to Ciriaco S. Tirol Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Crew members on hunger strike after repatriation flight was cancelled

After the repatriation flight of more than 100 Indian crew members aboard the 'Noordam' was cancelled on June 20, 2020, four of them went on a hunger strike on the ship off Manila. The sailors have been stranded on sea for more than 90 days. The flight was cancelled as Mumbai airpoirt was scheduled to receive a number of such flights during June 20-26 which would put more pressure on the quarantine facilities.

Medevac off Cordova

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew, forward deployed to Cordova, mmedevaced a passenger from the "Noordam" near Cordova on Sep 7, 2919, who was experiencing chest pains. The cruise ship was approximately 125 nautical miles southeast of Cordova at the time of the request.The 72-year-old male passenger and the ship’s nurse were hoisted by an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopterand taken to Cordova for a wing-to-wing transfer with a Guardian Flight team.