'We are thinking of and grieving with the families of the five passengers and our dear friend and pilot aboard the aircraft,' said the company that owned the sightseeing plane.
were killed Thursday in a sightseeing plane crash in southeast Alaska, the Associated Press reported.
A Holland America Line statement said that the sightseeing plane excursion was offered by an independent tour operator and that counseling services will be made available to guests and crew.Five guests from a Holland America Line cruise ship were killed Thursday in a sightseeing plane's crash, along with the pilot, in Alaska. Above, the Holland American cruise ship Koningsdam is anchored on the outskirts of the Bahia de la Paz on May 8 in La Paz, Mexico.
The cruise ship stopped in Ketchikan on Thursday and delayed its afternoon departure after the plane crash. In 2019, two sightseeing planes collided in midair, killing six of the 16 people on board the two planes.
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