Cruise Ship Linked to Hantavirus Outbreak to Sail to Canary Islands After Evacuations
An ambulance boat carrying crew members wearing hazmat suits approaches the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, Cape Verde, on May 5.
Source: AFP/Getty ImagesThe Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship Hondius at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak will set course for the Canary Islands after three people are evacuated, its operator said.
Two crew members who require urgent medical care are among those set to be flown out, along with another individual linked to a passenger who died earlier in the voyage, Oceanwide Expeditions BV said late Tuesday. The patients will be flown to the Netherlands using specialized aircraft, but further details were not provided.