I went out on the aft deck of the Amsterdam this afternoon and had a look at the wake. Contrary to my guess that they had repaired the prop at Suva, the ship is running on one engine. It is pretty obvious that it is the starboard side that is OK and the port side damaged. There is only slight turbulence from the port prop, indicating it is either free-wheeling or perhaps running dead slow.

Could one or more of you fire off an email to Holland America and ask them what the Amsterdam hit at about 5:30 PM,Monday October the 19th between Pago Pago and Suva? It would be interesting to know their response. There has been no official mention on board but many passengers are speculating.