Planes With Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Land in the Netherlands; Hospital Quarantines 12
The cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Spain May 11, 2026. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Planes With Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Land in the Netherlands; Hospital Quarantines 12
Reuters
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May 12, 2026
AMSTERDAM, May 12 (Reuters) – Two planes with 28 passengers from the MV
Hondius
cruise ship, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, landed in the Netherlands on Tuesday and a Dutch hospital treating a hantavirus patient quarantined 12 staffers in a preventative measure.
The planes landed at Eindhoven Airport shortly after midnight, carrying eight Dutch nationals. Other passengers of different nationalities will continue on to their home countries from the Netherlands, authorities previously said.
The Dutch hospital staff members were placed into preventive quarantine for six weeks after blood and urine were handled without updated and more strict protocols, the Radboudumc hospital in the city of Nijmegen said, add
Countries Prepare To Evacuate Hantavirus Ship Passengers
A Spanish Civil Guard boat in the port of Granadilla de Abona, where the cruise ship MV Hondius is expected to dock after being affected by a hantavirus outbreak, in Tenerife, Spain, May 9, 2026. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Countries Prepare To Evacuate Hantavirus Ship Passengers
Reuters
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May 9, 2026
TENERIFE/MADRID, May 9 (Reuters) – Countries prepared to evacuate their citizens from the luxury cruise ship hit by a
deadly strain
of hantavirus that is due to anchor near Tenerife early on Sunday, as health authorities said the risk of the virus spreading was low.
The World Health Organization briefed member states with nationals on board on Saturday on how to manage the process, advising active monitoring of passengers for a 42-day period from the last point of exposure.
“I need you to hear me clearly: this is not another COVID. The current public health risk from hantavirus remains low,” World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
wrote in a letter
to the public p
Deadly Hantavirus Cruise Saga Nears End as Final Passengers Leave Ship
The cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Spain May 11, 2026. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Deadly Hantavirus Cruise Saga Nears End as Final Passengers Leave Ship
Reuters
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May 11, 2026
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain, May 11 (Reuters) – The last six passengers and some of the crew of the
hantavirus
-hit
MV Hondius
anchored off Tenerife were readying to disembark on Monday as the ship’s captain praised their patience and discipline during an “extremely challenging” few weeks.
The final passengers – four Australians, one Briton who lives in Australia and a New Zealander – were waiting to be taken off the
MV Hondius
, a polar expedition ship, in small boats for transfer to Tenerife where a flight would take them to the Netherlands to spend time in quarantine.
Nineteen crew members from the ship and three doctors who treated them were due to take off for the Netherlands on an earlier flight, the Dutch Foreign Ministry sa
Emergency Crews Battle Fire on Offshore Platform in California’s Santa Barbara Channel
Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol and emergency responders battle a fire aboard DCOR’s offshore Platform Habitat in the Santa Barbara Channel on May 11, 2026. All 26 crew members were safely evacuated as authorities established a 1,000-yard safety zone around the platform. Coast Guard Photo
Emergency Crews Battle Fire on Offshore Platform in California’s Santa Barbara Channel
Mike Schuler
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May 11, 2026
A fire broke out Monday aboard DCOR’s offshore Platform Habitat in the Santa Barbara Channel, prompting a multi-agency emergency response from the U.S.
Argentina River Auction Draws Fire From U.S. Dredger Over ‘Cooked’ Tender
Ships are moored at a port on the Parana River in Santa Fe, Argentina, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Argentina River Auction Draws Fire From U.S. Dredger Over ‘Cooked’ Tender
Bloomberg
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April 13, 2026
By Patrick Gillespie (Bloomberg) — A US dredging company is calling out the bid terms of President Javier Milei’s signature concession in Argentina, claiming they’re tilted in favor of a consortium with past ties to China.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
North Korea Tests Cruise and Anti-Ship Missiles from Destroyer
View of what state media KCNA reported was a test-firing of the weapons system of the new “Choe Hyon-class” warship, in this picture released on April 30, 2025, by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS
North Korea Tests Cruise and Anti-Ship Missiles from Destroyer
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April 13, 2026
SEOUL, April 14 (Reuters) – North Korea conducted another test-fire of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles on Sunday as part of operational efficiency trials of its destroyer Choe Hyon, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.
Leader Kim Jong Un observed the test alongside senior defense officials and naval commanders, the report said.
Two strategic cruise missiles and three anti-warship missiles were fired to check the warship’s integrated weapons command system, train crews in missile-launch procedures and verify the accuracy and anti-jamming performance of upgraded navigation systems, KCNA said.
The cruise missiles flew for about 7,869 to 7,920 seconds and the anti-
Port Houston Regular Commission Meeting – February 19, 2026
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Polesie/Verity report published
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