May 10 (UPI) -- A cruise ship stricken with a hantavirus outbreak is evacuating its nearly 150 passengers in the Spanish island Tenerife on Sunday.
The MV Hondius docked in Tenerife Sunday morning to begin evacuating passengers who will be sent to their home countries. A small boat is being used to transport passengers to shore where they are received by a medical tent.
The first group of passengers left Tenerife on Sunday morning by plane. Fourteen Spanish passengers were boarded on a plane bound for Madrid.
Passengers were seen in face masks and full-body personal protective equipment. They have been isolated from the general public during transport off the vessel.
Before being released from the ship, passengers were screened for symptoms and all were asymptomatic.
