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Hantavirus scare widens: New suspected case linked to doomed MV Hondius cruise

May 08, 2026 4:53 pm

Hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius intensifies as authorities trace cruise passengers and monitor suspected infections linked to the remote island stop.

A boat beside cruise ship MV Hondius, hit by Hantavirus, anchored off Cape Verde port, on the day sick passengers were evacuated by boat from the cruise ship, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, in this screengrab obtained from a video, May 5, 2026. (REUTERS)

3 dead, 150 stranded: Inside the luxury Atlantic cruise facing a rare ‘human-to-human’ Hantavirus outbreak

May 06, 2026 6:15 pm

Hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius has killed three passengers, with WHO probing suspected human-to-human transmission and quarantine measures underway.

Tropical Storm Humberto forms in Atlantic as Hurricane Gabrielle takes aim at Azores

September 25, 2025 7:17 am

In the Northern Atlantic, Gabrielle was centered about 1,010 miles (1,625 kilometers) west of the Azores on Wednesday afternoon.

This parrot-like bird is an excellent swimmer. All about 'Atlantic Puffin' and its quirks

September 14, 2025 10:58 am

If you spot the colourful bird in winter, you will find the beak turning dull grey, while in spring, it is a vibrant orange.

Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas cruise ship tilts amid Atlantic Ocean (Image source: @FearedBuck/X)

Watch: Royal Caribbean cruise ship tilts in Atlantic Ocean; chilling video of passengers running for safety goes viral

November 13, 2024 11:19 am

The viral video shows passengers struggling to balance the moment the ship is titled.

Deceased Oceangate CEO, which operated Titan, put profits over safety: Ex-employee

September 18, 2024 2:52 am

CEO Rush of Oceangate was leading the Titan with four others on board in June 2023 when it imploded during a diving tour of Titanic at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean.

It is the seventh oceanfront house at Cape Hatteras National Seashore to collapse into the ocean (Image source: @CollinRugg/X)

Beachfront house worth nearly Rs 3 crore collapses into Atlantic Ocean; horrifying video goes viral

August 19, 2024 11:10 am

According to reports, it is the seventh oceanfront house at Cape Hatteras National Seashore to collapse into the Atlantic Ocean.

UN weather agency anticipates highly active hurricane season

May 24, 2024 7:39 pm

"High ocean heat content and the anticipated development of La Nina event are expected to fuel a very, very, very active hurricane season this year," Clare Nullis, WMO spokesperson, told a briefing in Geneva.