Alaskan Cruise Ship Plane Crash

JUNEAU Alaska -- Six people who were killed in a sightseeing plane crash were recovered and identified after crews initially struggled to reach the wreckage in southeast Alaska due to poor weather conditions.

Alaskan cruise ship plane crash. Cruise News Holland America Line. Among those were the pilot and 5 HAL cruise passengers from Nieuw Amsterdam. Alaska State Troopers identified the pilot and five passengers late Saturday following the crash Thursday.

August 5 2021 954 PM 2 min read Six people died after a sightseeing floatplane carrying cruise ship passengers crashed in southeast Alaska on Thursday authorities said. Six people died in the seaplane crash they were traveling on the US Coast Guard announced. Six people were killed on Thursday when a sightseeing plane crashed in a mountainous area of southeast Alaska officials said leaving no survivors.

A recovery effort is underway after six people were killed in a floatplane crash near Ketchikan Alaska according to the US. 5 while the ship was docked in Ketchikan Alaska. Cruise line cancels future tours with company that operated plane.

NO survivors have been found after a plane carrying six people went down near Ketchikan Alaska on Thursday officials have confirmed. The five passengers were all guests. August 6 2021.

Coast Guard five passengers were from a Holland America Line cruise ship docked in the Southeast Alaska town. 2304 ET Aug 5 2021. The passengers were sailing on Holland America Lines Nieuw Amsterdam.

According to the US. 5 Holland America Line Passengers Die In Alaska Sightseeing Plane Crash Aug 06 2021 A floatplane crashed in southeast Alaska on Thursday killing all six people on board including five passengers sailing on the Holland America Line cruise ship ms Nieuw Amsterdam who took the sightsing tour in Ketchikan. Rescuers received the signal from an emergency beacon about 13 kilometers north of Ketchikan.