Get you up to speed: British authorities search for 29 passengers who left hantavirus-hit ship
Seven British passengers disembarked from the m/v Hondius on Saint Helena after a woman, who later died, was on board. Authorities are searching for 29 individuals who left the ship, with the first confirmed case of hantavirus reported on 4 May 2026.
According to an Oceanwide Expeditions spokesperson, 30 guests disembarked from the m/v Hondius on 24 April 2026, which included the body of a guest who died on board on 11 April 2026. The spokesperson also stated that the first confirmed case of hantavirus was not reported until 4 May 2026.
Authorities are searching for 29 people who left the ship when it docked in St Helena after the first victim died. Oceanwide Expeditions is working to establish details of all passengers and crew who embarked and disembarked on m/v Hondius since 20 March.
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Seven British people disembarked from the hantavirus-hit ship mid-way through the cruise alongside a woman who later died, it has emerged.
Authorities are searching for 29 people who left the ship when it docked in the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena after the first victim died.
Seven of the passengers are British, six are from the US, three are from the Netherlands, two are from Turkey, two are Canadian and two are Swiss.
There is also one person each from: Germany, Denmark, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, New Zealand, Sweden and Sigapore.
The nationalities of two other disembarked passengers is unknown.
An Oceanwide Expeditions spokesperson said: ‘We can confirm Oceanwide Expeditions can confirm that on 1 April 2026, 114 guests boarded m/v Hondius in Ushuaia, Argentina.
’30 guests disembarked m/v Hondius on Saint Helena on 24 April 2026. This number includes the body of the guest who passed away on board m/v Hondius on 11 April 2026. The first confirmed case of hantavirus was not reported until 4 May 2026. These disembarked guests have all been contacted by Oceanwide Expeditions.
‘We are working to establish details of all passengers and crew who embarked and disembarked on various stops of m/v Hondius since March 20.’