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MV Hondius cruise ship to arrive in the Netherlands on Monday
The MV Hondius arrived in Rotterdam to be disinfected, with crew disembarking while passengers had already left at the Canary Islands. The voyage ended after a seven-week, 8,500 mile journey, and infections on board were reported as part of a hantavirus outbreak that has caused multiple deaths. The World Health Organization has described the outbreak as low risk overall, though authorities are coordinating disinfection and quarantine measures. Most reports note that 11 infections occurred among those on board and that about 3 deaths have been attributed to the illness, with remaining crew and medical staff subject to quarantine arrangements.
Concrete downstream impact: authorities arranged quarantine for remaining crew and medical staff in the Netherlands, and port authorities provided facilities for crew self-isolation. This reflects ongoing biosecurity and cross-border coordination in response to the hantavirus outbreak (BBC, Reuters, France 24).
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MV Hondius cruise ship to arrive in the Netherlands on Monday
The MV Hondius cruise ship is due to arrive Monday at the Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam, where the remaining crew will disembark and the vessel will be disinfected, according to ship owner Oceanwide Expeditions. The Hondius is at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has killed three people and placed.
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius arrives in Rotterdam for disinfection
The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius was due to dock in Rotterdam for disinfection on Monday morning, as Dutch authorities prepared quarantine arrangements for remaining crew and medical staff following a multi-country outbreak that has killed three people and triggered global monitoring.
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination
The vessel, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, had been stranded off Cape Verde, its intended final destination, earlier this month after authorities barred passengers from going ashore due to the outbreak. The WHO and the EU asked Spain to manage the evacuation at the Canary Islands, after which the ship departed.
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship expected to arrive in the Netherlands
See more of our coverage in your search results. A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is scheduled to arrive in the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Monday morning. The MV Hondius has spent the past six days sailing from the Canary Islands, where the remaining passengers were escorted off the.
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Netherlands, ending long and deadly voyage
The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrived Monday in the Netherlands, ending a seven-week, 8,500 mile journey that was hit by up to 11 infections and three deaths from the rare disease. The MV Hondius cruise ship docked in Rotterdam just after 4:30 a.m. ET for disinfection after putting authorities across the world.
Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak docks in Rotterdam
MV Hondius, the Dutch cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, has docked at its final destination in Rotterdam. Only the ship's crew were aboard for the last leg of the journey, as all passengers docked off the ship in the Canary Islands between 10 and 11 May. Rotterdam port harbour master René de Vries said.
Hantavirus cruise ship arrives in the Netherlands to be disinfected
The MV Hondius has arrived in Rotterdam, where the crew will disembark and the ship will be disinfected. Despite fears of a widespread outbreak, the World Health Organisation has maintained its assessment of this hantavirus outbreak is of low risk. Disease specialists say a global pandemic of the deadly virus is very.
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has begun entering the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put international health authorities on alert. The MV Hondius cruise ship, center, arrives at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP.