Maasdam (ship, 1993)

Maasdam

The Maasdam off Bali, November 2017

Ship data flag  Netherlands Bermuda   other ship names Aegean Myth (since 2020) Ship type Cruise ship class Statendam class Callsign PFRO home port Rotterdam Owner Carnival Corporation & plc Shipping company Holland America Line Shipyard Fincantieri , Monfalcone Build number 5882 Keel laying April 8, 1992 Launch December 12, 1992 takeover October 26, 1993 Commissioning 17th December 1993

Ship dimensions and crew length 219.21 m ( Lüa ) width 30.8 m Draft Max. 7.72 m measurement 55,575 GT   crew 920

Machine system machine diesel-electric Top speed 20 kn (37 km / h) Energy supply Sulzer Grandi diesel engines Generator power 34,560 kW (46,989 hp) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 7,406 dw Permitted number of passengers 1,629

Others Classifications Lloyd's Register Registration numbers IMO no. 8919257

The Maasdam is a cruise ship that entered service in 1993 . She was operated by the Dutch shipping company Holland-America Line until 2020 and was most recently the oldest ship in the fleet. Since 2020 the ship has been called Aegean Myth . The ship belongs to the Statendam class, also known as the S- class.

history

Construction and use at Holland-America Line

The Maasdam was laid on April 8, 1992 under the hull number 5882 in the shipyard of Fincantieri in Monfalcone and was launched on December 12, 1992. After the delivery to Holland America on October 26, 1993 and the official christening of the ship by the actress June Allyson in Port Everglades , the Maasdam was put into service on December 17, 1993. She was the fifth ship of the shipping company with this name. The Maasdam from then on sailed under the flag of the Bahamas with home port Nassau . From 1996 the Maasdam sailed under the flag of the Netherlands with her home port Rotterdam .

The Maasdam is used worldwide for cruises. In the winter months it is used in the Caribbean and around Hawaii, among others , while in the summer months it also travels to Europe.

On November 7, 2018, a 70-year-old passenger was killed during a cruise off Rarotonga after she fell between a tender of the ship and the tender platform and was crushed in the process. The woman then fell into the water and could only be recovered dead.

On March 19, 2020, Maasdam's passengers and crew members in the port of Honolulu were not allowed to leave the ship due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The ship had to return to its port of departure, San Diego , where the passengers disembarked.

sale

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic , HAL sold the Maasdam , like its sister ship Veendam , to a previously unknown buyer in July 2020. The ship was handed over in August 2020, has been named Aegean Myth since then and sails under the Bermuda flag .

Web links

Commons : Maasdam  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The ship's website at hollandamerica.com
• Entry about the ship on faktaomfartyg.se (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jim Walker: Fatal Tender Mishap on Holland America Line's Maasdam in Rarotonga. In: Cruise Law News. November 11, 2018, accessed June 8, 2020 . 
2. ↑ MS Maasdam in San Diego: Disembarkation of the guests. In: Ships and Cruises. March 28, 2020, accessed June 8, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Holland America Sells Ships With Two to Olsen in Carnival's Downsizing. July 15, 2020, accessed on August 15, 2020 .