What we know about the cruise ship deaths
Three people have died and several others are ill after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a ship that is now docked in the Canary Islands, where passengers began to disembark on May 10.
Route of the MV Hondius and
where passengers disembarked
Tenerife, Canary Islands
Praia, Cape Verde
Ascension
St. Helena
Tristan
da Cunha
ARG.
Gough
Island
South
Africa
S. Georgia
Island
Ushuaia,
Argentina
Key dates
April 1
Ushuaia, Argentina
The MV Hondius leaves port
April 11
The first victim dies
on board the ship
April 24
St. Helena
Dozens of people disembark,
along with the body of
the first victim
april 26
South Africa
A second victim dies after
flying to South Africa
April 27
Ascension Island
One passenger is medically
evacuated to South Africa
may 2
A third victim dies
on board the ship
may 3–6
Praia, Cape Verde
Three people are evacuated
before ship sets sail for
Tenerife on May 6
may 10
Tenerife, Canary Islands
The ship docks and passengers disembark
Route of the MV Hondius and
where passengers disembarked
Tenerife, Canary Islands
Praia, Cape Verde
Ascension
St. Helena
Tristan
da Cunha
ARG.
Gough
Island
South
Africa
S. Georgia
Island
Ushuaia,
Argentina
Key dates
April 1
Ushuaia, Argentina
The MV Hondius leaves port
April 11
The first victim dies
on board the ship
April 24
St. Helena
Dozens of people disembark,
along with the body of
the first victim
april 26
South Africa
A second victim dies after
flying to South Africa
April 27
Ascension Island
One passenger is medically
evacuated to South Africa
may 2
A third victim dies
on board the ship
may 3–6
Praia, Cape Verde
Three people are evacuated
before ship sets sail for
Tenerife on May 6
may 10
Tenerife, Canary Islands
The ship docks and passengers disembark
Route of the MV Hondius and
where passengers disembarked
Key dates
April 1
Ushuaia, Argentina
The MV Hondius leaves port
April 11
The first victim dies
on board the ship
may 10
Tenerife, Canary Islands
April 24
St. Helena
Dozens of people disembark, along with the body of the first victim
may 3–6
Praia, Cape Verde
Atlantic
Ocean
April 27
april 26
South Africa
A second victim dies
after flying to South Africa
Ascension
April 24
St. Helena
April 27
Ascension Island
One passenger is medically evacuated to South Africa
South
Africa
Tristan da Cunha
ARG.
Gough Island
S. Georgia
Island
may 2
A third victim dies
on board the ship
April 1
Ushuaia,
Argentina
may 3–6
Praia, Cape Verde
Three people are evacuated before ship sets sail for Tenerife on May 6
may 10
Tenerife, Canary Islands
The ship docks and passengers disembark
