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MV Hondius route intelligence.

AIS identity, route-event sources, and outbreak context are grouped in one place without inventing ship positions.

AIS identity

MV Hondius

Passenger expedition vessel operated by Oceanwide Expeditions. Flag: Netherlands.

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9818709IMO
244327000MMSI
PZEPcall sign
Polar Class 6ice class
170 passengerscapacity
15 knotsspeed
Route event

One ship route, one globe pin.

Atlantic cruise route linked hantavirus investigation

route | 101 sources | latest Jul 5, 21:00 UTC
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Consolidated route pin for the cruise-linked maritime investigation. Sources naming the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, St Helena, ship movement, and response locations are grouped here so the globe does not imply separate ocean outbreaks.

Timeline

Outbreak route timeline.

Apr 1, 2026

Voyage departed Ushuaia

The route investigation begins with the South Atlantic expedition departure from Ushuaia, Argentina.

AP timeline
Apr 11, 2026

First reported passenger death on board

Public reports and WHO-linked timelines describe a Dutch passenger death after illness developed during the voyage.

WHO DON
Apr 24, 2026

St Helena disembarkation

The body of the first passenger was disembarked at St Helena, and additional passengers left the vessel there according to operator and news updates.

Oceanwide update
May 2, 2026

WHO notified of confirmed hantavirus

WHO says it received notification from the UK IHR focal point regarding a severe acute respiratory illness cluster aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship.

WHO DON
May 2026

Route pin consolidated

Hantavirus Scan groups vessel-route sources under one Atlantic route pin instead of creating separate ocean markers for every port or news location.

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