Hantavirus-hit ship sets sail for Netherlands as final passengers evacuated in Tenerife
GRANADILLA DE ABONA, Spain – The hantavirus-hit MV Hondius departed the Spanish island of Tenerife for the Netherlands on Monday as the last six passengers and some crew members were evacuated from the luxury cruise ship.
The polar expedition ship carrying the remaining passengers — four Australians, one Briton who lives in Australia and a New Zealander — docked briefly at the port of Granadilla de Abona, allowing them, 19 crew and two doctors to disembark. It then sailed on for the Netherlands with 25 crew as well as a doctor and a nurse.
The passengers and staff evacuated in Tenerife boarded buses that took them to the local airport where they were transferred to two airplanes bound for the Netherlands, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said.
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