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The past 2 evacuation planes carrying passengers and unit from the hantavirus-hit vessel MV Hondius landed successful the Netherlands Tuesday (May 12, 2026), according to an AFP journalist.
Travelling successful the 2 planes were 28 evacuees from the ship, according to the Dutch Foreign Ministry, including passengers, crew, and aesculapian staff.
The archetypal level to onshore was transporting six erstwhile guests of the Hondius, 4 from Australia, 1 from New Zealand, and 1 British idiosyncratic who lives successful Australia.
These six are expected to enactment successful a quarantine installation adjacent to the airdrome earlier being repatriated towards Australia.
Wearing achromatic aesculapian overalls and facemasks, they disembarked from the aerial ambulance, clutching achromatic bags of their belongings, and walked into the terminal.
The different level was carrying 19 unit members, 1 British doc and 2 epidemiologists (one from the World Health Organization and 1 from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control).
These unit members disembarked without aesculapian cogwheel but inactive wearing masks, besides carrying ample achromatic sacks of their belongings.
The Hondius is already steaming its mode from Tenerife to Rotterdam successful the Netherlands, wherever it volition dock for disinfection.
Still onboard are 25 unit and 2 aesculapian staff, relation Oceanwide Expeditions said connected Monday (May 11, 2026).
The vas is besides carrying the assemblage of a German rider who died during the voyage.
