Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in the Netherlands
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- MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
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- The MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Monday, after all the passengers disembarked at other locations.
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MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius sails off the Dutch coast as it approaches Rotterdam on May 18, 2026 [Nicolas Tucat/AFP]By AFP and APPublished On 18 May 202618 May 2026A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked in the Netherlands for disinfection.
The MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Monday, after all the passengers disembarked at other locations. According to the ship operator Oceanwide Expeditions, no one on board is experiencing any symptoms.