'Please send help': Crew's distress call after ship hit by US missile
The crew of a sanctioned oil tanker were rescued off Oman after it was struck by a missile fired from a US fighter jet.
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6/7/2026: Under Siege; Turning the Ship Around; The Dog Aging Project
First, a look at threats against U.S. judges under Trump. Then, collapse of U.S. shipbuilding poses national and economic security risks. And, a dog study may help pets and humans age well.
Gaza-bound aid ship begins voyage from Sweden | Military
NewsFeed A Gaza-bound ship carrying aid has begun its voyage from Sweden, weeks after Israeli forces abducted activists on a similar mission in international waters. The ‘Handala II’ vessel says it is carrying humanitarian supplies for Palestinians to break the Israeli blockade on the enclave. Published On 1 Jun 20261 Jun 2026 Click here to…
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in the Netherlands | Health News
MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam. Published On 18 May 202618 May 2026 A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked in the Netherlands for disinfection. The MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as…
Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Africa: Hantavirus – a Cruise Ship, a Deer Mouse, and the Fictional Line Between Human and Animal Health
In February 2025, the classical pianist Betsy Arakawa died in her New Mexico home from a virus most people had never heard of. Her husband, the actor Gene Hackman, died a week later of heart disease. The pathogen that killed her was hantavirus, almost certainly picked up from deer mouse droppings on the property. Fourteen…
Africa: WHO Says Hantavirus Ship Operation Completed, Monitoring to Continue
A complex international operation to disembark and repatriate passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius has concluded in Tenerife, with the World Health Organization (WHO) praising Spain’s leadership while warning that global coordination must continue in the weeks ahead. Almost 150 passengers and crew from 23 countries had been stranded aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship for…
Questions arise over Chinese firm’s Sh50 Billion Lamu Port dredging as container ship runs aground
Questions arise over Chinese firm’s Sh50 Billion Lamu Port dredging as container ship runs aground The MV Baltimore Express at the Port of Lamu. PHOTO/KPA. By MARITIME CORRESPONDENT [email protected] Questions have arisen over the dredging of the Lamu Port channel after a ship ran aground before it was lightened and subsequently managed to berth on…
US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship quarantined as officials say public risk ‘very low’
“Let me be crystal clear: the risk of hantavirus to the general public remains very, very low,” said Admiral Brian Christine of the US Health and Human Services department (HHS). “The Andes variant of this virus does not spread easily, and it requires prolonged close contact with someone who is already symptomatic.”
Cruise ship stricken by hantavirus reaches Canary Islands, where passengers, some crew, will be evacuated
A Dutch-flagged cruise ship that was hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak reached Spain’s Canary Islands early Sunday morning, where health officials will begin the complex process of evacuating the passengers and most of the crew, and repatriating them to their respective countries. The MV Hondius, currently carrying nearly 150 people from more than 15…