Death and sickness on HAL cruise ship

An American passenger died aboard a Holland America Lines’ ship during a South American cruise. She was identified as Dorothy Phillips, 61. She died from suspected food poisoning while aboard the Veendam, reported the Brazilian newspaper Clarin. 86 other passengers on the cruise suffered from gastro-enteritis with symptoms including cramps and vomiting. The company claims she died from heart disease and not from the outbreak of gastrointestinal illness. The ship arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 22. 27% of cruise vessels that transit along the Brazilian coast have health problems that are not allowed under Brazilian rules, reported the agency NASS. Problems include lack of water conditions and lack of food. The Veendam also had a gastro-enteritis outbreak on a Brazil cruise in March that afflicted 43 passengers.

Source: Cruise Law News