17 U.S. Passengers Evacuated From Hantavirus-Hit Ship Land In Nebraska—One Tests Positive

BreakingBusiness17 U.S. Passengers Evacuated From Hantavirus-Hit Ship Land In Nebraska—One Tests PositiveBySiladitya Ray,Forbes Staff. Siladitya Ray is a New Delhi-based Forbes news team reporter.Follow AuthorMay 11, 2026, 04:26am EDTMay 11, 2026, 04:27am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.ToplineSeventeen U.S. passengers who were evacuated from the Hantavirus-hit cruise ship—including one who has tested positive for the virus—landed in Nebraska early on Monday, hours after health officials noted that one of them has tested positive for the virus while another is showing mild symptoms.American citizens arrive onshore after being evacuated from the MV Hondius in the Granadilla Port.Getty ImagesKey FactsThe plane carrying the evacuees landed in Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, and the passengers are set to be taken to the Nebraska Medical Center.The U.S. passengers disembarked from the ship on Sunday in the Spanish Canary Island territory of Tenerife in the North Atlantic and were seen wearing face masks, gowns and other protective gear.All 17 passengers then boarded an evacuation flight operated by the State Department, and the BBC reported that a British national who is a U.S. resident was also on board.The Department of Health and Human Services said one of the passengers “tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus” while another showed “mild symptoms.”According to the HHS, the two passengers were moved into the plane’s biocontainment units “out of an abundance of caution.” if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f72f8d8ef40a'; script.setAttribute('defer', '1'); script.setAttribute('...