Overview
- The passenger went overboard from the Nieuw Statendam on Jan. 1 about 40 miles northeast of Sabana, Cuba, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Coast Guard assets included the cutter William Trump and an MH-60 helicopter from Air Station Clearwater, with ship personnel assisting.
- Officials have not released the woman’s identity or details about how she went overboard, and circumstances remain unclear.
- Holland America canceled the ship’s planned call in Key West on Jan. 2 as the response unfolded and said its family assistance team is supporting relatives.
- The Nieuw Statendam departed Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 27 for a seven-day Eastern Caribbean itinerary and was due back Jan. 3.