Three evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship as Spain says vessel can dock

British guide Martin Anstee among those evacuated from MV Hondius, which is now heading for Canary Islands Three people with suspected hantavirus have been medically evacuated from a cruise ship. They include a British man who was an expedition guide onboard the ship, the MV Hondius. He was named on Wednesday evening as Martin Anstee, 56. He told Sky News: “I’m doing OK. I’m not feeling too bad. There are still lots of tests to be done. I have no idea how long I’ll be in the hospital for. I’m in isolation at the moment.” Anstee was removed from the vessel along with a Dutch colleague, 41, who was the ship’s doctor, and a 65-year-old German passenger, the Telegraph reported. The three were taken from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship for onward travel to the Netherlands, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Spanish health officials said the Briton was in a more stable condition, having previously been in a critical condition. The WHO said there were eight cases, five of them confirmed. The evacuation means the ship, with close to 150 people onboard, can continue on its three-day journey to the Canary Islands after Spanish authorities gave permission for the vessel to dock. But a ro