Spain's Canary islands

Spain's Canary islands

Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, as passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, May 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship evacuates 3 passengers, expected to head next to Spain

The MV Hondius, which has nearly 150 people on board, is expected to head next to Spain's Canary Islands, ship operator Oceanwide Expeditions said. Three people have so far died in the outbreak.

View of the the cruise ship terminal at the port in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, May 6, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Regional leader of Spain's Canary Islands rejects hantavirus-hit cruise docking there

Migrants wait to disembark from a Spanish coast guard vessel, in the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, January 26, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

More than 300 migrants rescued off Spain's Canary islands