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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
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
evacuation, according to Spanish ministry sources cited by AFP. While three people have died since the outbreak, and five passengers who left the ship are [known to be infected](/news/2026/5/7/who-confirms-five-cases-of-hantavirus-linked-to-cruise-ship) with hantavirus, cruise operator Oceanwide
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, off the west coast of Africa. Investigators are working
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
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
evacuation of those onboard. The ship arrived in the Canary Islands in the early hours of Sunday morning carrying 146 people, after three people died of the virus and eight more became ill. While nobody
evacuated from the ship on Wednesday to the Netherlands for treatment. The Briton - who several media outlets have identified as 56-year-old ex-police officer Martin Anstee - is said to be in a stable
evacuated due to illness. On Friday, some Tenerife dock workers gathered outside the Canary Islands' parliament building in the town of Santa Cruz, to voice concerns that the imminent arrival could pose a health risk
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