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HAL’s Volendam Temporarily Grounded in Brazilian Amazon River

By Jim Walker on November 30, 2019
Posted in Groundings

Yesterday, we received information from a passenger aboard Holland America Line’s Volendam that the cruise ship ran aground on a sandbar on the Amazon River between Macapá and Santarém in Brazil.

The passenger, who did not wish to be identified, is a retired Coast Guard officer. He stated:

“Volendam ran aground on a sandbar…

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