Spain: Virus-linked cruise ship arrives at Port of Granadilla under security operation.

RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “SPANISH CIVIL GUARD” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY — SHOTLIST TENERIFE, SPAIN (RELEASED ON MAY 10, 2026) (GUARDIA CIVIL - RESTRICTED) 1. AERIAL SHOTS OF MV HONDIUS APPROACHING PORT OF GRANADILLA (NIGHT SHOTS) 2. AERIAL SHOTS OF PORT OF GRANADILLA DURING SECURITY OPERATION 3. AERIAL SHOTS OF CRUISE SHIP SAILING TOWARD HARBOR 4. MV HONDIUS IN PORT OF GRANADILLA TENERIFE, SPAIN - RELEASED ON MAY 10 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “SPANISH CIVIL GUARD” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY —: The cruise ship Hondius arrived at the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Spain on Sunday, May 10, after suspected hantavirus cases were reported on board, prompting Spanish authorities to launch a large-scale reception operation. Additional footage captured aerial monitoring operations conducted by Guardia Civil helicopters during the ship’s journey toward Tenerife. Images also showed security and emergency teams deployed around the port facilities ahead of the vessel’s arrival. According to Guardia Civil information released alongside the footage, around 360 personnel took part in the operation, including maritime units, NRBQ specialists, aerial resources, GRS teams and citizen security officers. The MV Hondius, carrying around 150 passengers and crew members from 23 countries, departed from Argentina and crossed the Atlantic before reporting a cluster of respiratory illnesses while sailing near Cape Verde off West Africa. The CDC has classified the outbreak as a Level 3 emergency response, the agency’s lowest emergency activation level. The outbreak, involving the Andes strain of hantavirus, has resulted in five confirmed cases, including three deaths, according to World Health Organization (WHO) officials. Scientists confirmed the outbreak was caused by the rare Andes variant of hantavirus, the only known strain capable of human-to-human transmission, usually through close contact. The WHO said two passengers who later died had traveled through Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay before boarding the ship. CDC officials said passengers will be monitored for about six weeks, reflecting the virus’s incubation period, while health authorities in several US states are also tracking travelers who had already left the vessel before the outbreak was confirmed.