2 Indians onboard MV Hondius asymptomatic and healthy, evacuated

Two Indian nationals aboard a Dutch-flagged vessel caught in a Hantavirus scare near Spain’s Canary Islands are healthy and asymptomatic, the Indian Embassy in Madrid said on Sunday, even as the crew members were evacuated to the Netherlands for quarantine. The vessel, MV Hondius, carrying around 150 people including two Indian nationals, arrived in Spain amid concerns linked to a Hantavirus outbreak. “The Ambassador is in close contact with the Spanish authorities and the 02 Indian nationals (crew members) and is regularly monitoring the situation to assure the well-being and safety of the Indian nationals,” the statement further read.

Press Release on 2 Indian nationals onboard the MV Hondius vessel

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Comunicado de prensa sobre dos ciudadanos indios a bordo del buque MV Hondius@MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @PIB_India @AmbSibiGeorge pic.twitter.com/hbfdCZTmW5

— India in Spain (@IndiainSpain) May 10, 2026

Meanwhile, France has said that one of five French passengers who were on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak showed symptoms during a repatriation flight on Sunday.On Sunday, the first group of passengers of the cruise ship hit by the hantavirus outbreak began disembarking into small boats. The evacuation process comes after the cruise ship MV Hondius was hit by an outbreak of Hantavirus, which spreads through urine and droppings of infected rodents, and is rarely transmitted between people. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius arrived at the small industrial port of Granadilla on Tenerife early on Sunday.