APTOPIX Spain Hantavirus Ship

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.

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Passengers start disembarking from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship in Spain's Canary Islands

Passengers start disembarking from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship in Spain's Canary Islands

Passengers have started disembarking from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored off Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands. An Associated Press journalist at the scene said that some people were seen arriving on land after leaving the ship on Sunday. Spain’s health ministry said that Spanish nationals would be the first to leave the ship and would be ferried off in small launch boats that carry between five and 10 people. Authorities say nobody among the more than 140 people on the MV Hondius is showing symptoms of the virus.