US sends evacuation flight to rescue 17 Americans trapped on hantavirus cruise ship and bring them

US sends evacuation flight to rescue 17 Americans trapped on hantavirus cruise ship and bring them to state-of-the-art quarantine center in NEBRASKA
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06:19 BST 09 May 2026, updated 06:35 BST 09 May 2026
By STEPHEN M. LEPORE, US SENIOR REPORTER

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The United States will send an emergency aircraft to evacuate the 17 Americans who are still stuck onboard the deadly cruise that has been riddled with hantavirus.

So far, there have been eight cases of hantavirus linked to the outbreak that began on the luxury cruise ship MV Hondius headed for the Canary Islands in early April.

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Five infections have been confirmed, three are suspected, and three people have died already - with many fearing that the disease may become a deadly outbreak.

The US is one of several countries coming to save the nearly 140 passengers and crew members trapped on board the ill-fated vessel.

Evacuations are expected to begin between Sunday and Monday, in conjunction with the Spanish government after MV Hondius docks in Tenerife.

Passengers will be tested for hantavirus and will disembark, country by country, before boarding smaller boats in groups of five to head to shore for the plane ride.

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The State Department told CBS News the plane is being chartered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services.

The CDC said Friday that they will provide their own 'exposure risk assessment' for the American passengers to help assess the level of monitoring needed.

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
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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
The United States is set to send an aircraft to evacuate the 19 Americans stuck on the deadly cruise that has been riddled with the hantavirus, prompting fears of a potential outbreak
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The United States is set to send an aircraft to evacuate the 19 Americans stuck on the deadly cruise that has been riddled with the hantavirus, prompting fears of a potential outbreak

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