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Cruise ship hit by hantavirus arrives in Tenerife to evacuate passengers

many days ago.  Passengers and crew on the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius

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MV Hondius. The cruise ship [is](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7pzmg8zeno) [now anchored in Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7pzmg8zeno) where passengers are being evacuated and flown home. It began its journey

Cruise ship at centre of suspected hantavirus outbreak blocked from docking in Cape Verde

many factors, including the authorisation and support of local Cape Verdean health authorities for the transfer of individuals requiring medical attention from MV Hondius.” The Netherlands ministry of foreign affairs confirmed the deaths

Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approaches

MV Hondius is arriving with the agreement of Madrid, but this has not prevented the far-right Vox party from trying to capitalise on the issue, drawing a comparison with the arrival of illegal migrants

‘It was either this or the pool’: hantavirus ship becomes latest Tenerife tourist attraction

MV Hondius, the small cruise ship at the centre of a giant global commotion. Christened the “rat virus boat” by the internet after [three people travelling onboard died of hantavirus](https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/may/09/how-hantavirus-turned-hondius-dream-cruise-into-tragedy), a disease

Spanish authorities prepare for arrival of hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

MV Hondius will remain at anchor in the port of Granadilla and will not dock in Tenerife. Passengers will be evaluated onboard and will not have any contact with the local population when they

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Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says

passengers and crew members who are displaying symptoms. The MV Hondius ship set sail from Argentina to start its voyage across the Atlantic Ocean around a month ago. It is currently anchored near Cape Verde

Spain’s Canary Islands brace for incoming hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

MV Hondius to be barred from reaching Spanish shores. “The Canary Islands cannot become Europe’s health laboratory … We demand transparency, responsibility, and protection for Spaniards to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past

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MV Hondius, including one person who has tested positive, are being flown back to the US. After disembarking in Tenerife on Sunday, medical teams from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention interviewed

Having hantavirus was 'hell on earth'

passengers on the MV Hondius have died after the cruise ship set sail from Argentina on its voyage across the Atlantic Ocean around a month ago. The cruise operator confirmed that three people - including

Crew members on hantavirus cruise ship to be evacuated | First Thing

MV Hondius](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/mv-hondius-ice-breaking-expedition-cruise-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak) are being [prepared for medical evacuation](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/british-crew-member-dutch-mv-hondius-cruise-ship-hantavirus-cases) to the Netherlands, as the cruise ship continues to be marooned off the coast of Cape Verde following a suspected hantavirus