MV Hondius disembarkation complete: final 28 evacuees (22 crew + medical staff and 6 ANZAC passengers) flown to Eindhoven; ship departs Tenerife for Rotterdam May 17 with remaining crew and German cadaver aboard

Infobae (May 12, citing Spain Health Ministry + Algemeen Dagblad + Le Monde + Europa Press): Final 28 evacuees disembarked May 11 from MV Hondius in two charter flights to Eindhoven, NL, landing past 00:30 UTC May 12. Plane 1 (22 onboard): 19 crew, one British doctor, one WHO epidemiologist, one ECDC epidemiologist - one Dutch national, remainder mixed nationalities. Plane 2 (6 onboard): four Australians, one New Zealander, one British resident in Australia; all six remain in NL for up to 48 hours before onward flight to Australia per Australian Health Minister Mark Butler. Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia confirmed port disinfection now underway. Spain State Secretary for Health Javier Padilla: disinfection 'representa la ultima fase del protocolo'. Ship now sailing for Rotterdam, ETA Sunday May 17 evening, carrying 25 remaining crew, two medical staff, and the cadaver of the German passenger who died aboard (MVH-003 in cluster records). MV Hondius will be re-disinfected at Rotterdam.

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hantavirus