Three evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship as Spain says vessel can dock
Source: The Guardian
Three evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship as Spain says vessel can dock
British guide Martin Anstee among those evacuated from MV Hondius, which is now heading for Canary Islands
Jamie Grierson
Wed 6 May 2026 22.51 BST
First published on Wed 6 May 2026 10.33 BST
Three people with suspected hantavirus have been medically evacuated from a cruise ship.
They include a British man who was an expedition guide onboard the ship, the MV Hondius. He was named on Wednesday evening as Martin Anstee, 56.
He told Sky News: “I’m doing OK. I’m not feeling too bad. There are still lots of tests to be done. I have no idea how long I’ll be in the hospital for. I’m in isolation at the moment.”
Anstee was removed from the vessel along with a Dutch colleague, 41, who was the ship’s doctor, and a 65-year-old German passenger, the Telegraph reported.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/cruise-ship-hantavirus-strain-andes-spread-humans-south-africa