Seven British people disembarked from the hantavirus-hit ship mid-way through the cruise alongside a woman who later died, it has emerged.

A total of 29 people left the ship when it docked in the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena, including a Dutch woman who became unwell during onward travel and later died. The woman was accompanying her husband’s body, which was being repatriated after he died on the ship on April 11.

Tour operator Oceanwide Expeditions said in a statement: "On 1 April 2026, 114 guests boarded MV Hondius in Ushuaia, Argentina. Thirty guests disembarked MV Hondius on Saint Helena on 24 April 2026. This number includes the body of the guest who passed away on board MV Hondius on 11 April 2026."

The 30 people who disembarked were from 12 nations, including seven Britons.

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