Watch: Passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde

The Dutch foreign ministry confirmed that a British, German and Dutch national had now been taken from the virus-hit ship. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Passenger being evacuated from cruise ship onto a smaller boat. Watch: Passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde Some passengers have been evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, off Cape Verde. The MV Hondius, which departed from Argentina on 1 April, had an outbreak of rodent-spread hantavirus on board. Three passengers on the ship have died and several more are either ill or displaying symptoms. The cruise ship is expected to depart Cape Verde to the Canary Islands following the evacuation. 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