Passengers are being disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. AP
The occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has sparked international concern began leaving the vessel in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, May 10. "The disembarkation of the passengers and the Spanish crew member has started" from the MV Hondius at Tenerife, the health ministry said on Telegram. AFP reporters saw five people on a small boat that had left the ship and was heading for the port.
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Spanish island braces for arrival of hantavirus-hit cruise ship
The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius arrived at the small industrial port of Granadilla on Tenerife early on Sunday before the scheduled evacuation of passengers and some crew. The Atlantic archipelago's regional authorities have consistently resisted taking in the ship, which has suffered three deaths and was only authorized to anchor offshore instead of docking in the port.
