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Russian embassy in Netherlands receives no requests from Russian from virus-stricken ship

TASS · · 384 words

The Russian embassy in the Netherlands stated it has received no requests for assistance from a Russian citizen aboard the MV Hondius, where a hantavirus outbreak occurred. The article details the ship's route and the Dutch authorities' plan to quarantine non-Dutch crew members in portable modules in Rotterdam.

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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Russian embassy in the Netherlands has not received requests for help from the Russian citizen working on the Dutch liner MV Hondius”
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The claim is reported by TASS citing an embassy source. While other sources confirm a Russian citizen was on board, no other independent source confirms the embassy's lack of requests for help.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian passport (Russian: Заграничный паспорт гражданина Российской Федерации, romanized: Zagranichnyy pasport grazhdanina Rossiyskoy Federatsii, lit. 'Transborder passport of a citizen of the Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_passport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian war crimes are violations of international criminal law including war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide which the official armed and paramilitary forces of Russia have …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_war_crimes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MV Ortelius is an ice-strengthened vessel currently employed for expedition-style polar cruises by owner and operator Oceanwide Expeditions. She was originally named Marina Svetaeva and was built in G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Ortelius
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“On the evening of May 11, MV Hondius sailed from Tenerife port in the Canary Islands to the Netherlands.”
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Multiple independent sources (TASS, Reuters, and a local news report) confirm the MV Hondius departed Tenerife for the Netherlands on May 11.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fernando Clavijo Batlle (born 10 August 1971) is a Spanish politician who has served as the president of the Canary Islands since 2023. A member of the Canarian Coalition, he previously served as pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Clavijo_(politician)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MV Hondius is a Dutch expedition cruise ship owned by Oceanwide Expeditions, based in the Netherlands. Built by Brodosplit in Split, Croatia, the vessel entered service in 2019 and operates primarily …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of hantavirus infection caused by the Andes virus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. There are eight confirmed cases and two suspected cases directly linked…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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“On May 12, the World Health Organization reported 11 cases of hantavirus infection on board, but the estimate was later lowered to 10 cases.”
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The provided evidence does not mention a WHO report from May 12 specifically citing 11 cases revised to 10. Wikipedia mentions 8 confirmed and 2 suspected cases as of May 13, but this does not match the specific numbers or timeline in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oceanwide Expeditions is a Dutch company specializing in expedition-style voyages to Antarctica and the Arctic. Oceanwide owns and operates a fleet of ice-strengthened vessels, and provides small-scal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanwide_Expeditions
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hantavirus infection or hantavirus disease is an infectious disease of humans caused by viruses in the Orthohantavirus genus of viruses. It can result in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantavirus_infection
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of hantavirus infection caused by the Andes virus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. There are eight confirmed cases and two suspected cases directly linked…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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“Three people died, and one patient is in a Johannesburg hospital.”
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Multiple sources, including the WHO (via news reports) and Wikipedia, confirm that three people died from the outbreak. However, no evidence was found regarding a patient in a Johannesburg hospital.
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web search NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of hantavirus infection caused by the Andes virus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. There are eight confirmed cases, one inconclusive case and two suspecte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_hantavirus_outbreak
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web search NEUTRAL — The outbreak was reported on the MV Hondius, which was travelling between Argentina and Cape Verde.The MV Hondius, which can accommodate about 170 passengers and has 70 crew members, is listed as a po…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/three-passenge…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the WHO said Sunday, one a confirmed case of hantavirus — an illness usually transmitted to humans from rodents. The outbreak occurred on the M…
https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/three-die-on-atlantic-cr…
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“In April, the liner left Argentina and headed to the final destination of the cruise - the Canary Islands.”
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TASS, Wikipedia, and multiple web search results confirm the ship departed Argentina in April and was heading toward the Canary Islands.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andes virus (ANDV) is a cause of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in Chile and Argentina. The virus is carried and transmitted mainly by the long-tailed pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys longicaudatus).…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes_virus
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April 2026, an outbreak of hantavirus infection caused by the Andes virus was identified on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. There are eight confirmed cases and two suspected cases directly linked…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oceanwide Expeditions is a Dutch company specializing in expedition-style voyages to Antarctica and the Arctic. Oceanwide owns and operates a fleet of ice-strengthened vessels, and provides small-scal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanwide_Expeditions
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“There were about 150 people on board, mostly citizens of Great Britain, Spain, the Netherlands and the US.”
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Multiple sources (BusinessToday, other news reports) confirm there were approximately 150 people on board. While the specific list of nationalities is not explicitly detailed in one list, the general passenger count is consistent across sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Garcia () is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago. It has been used as a joint UK–U.S. military base since the 1970s, following the expulsion of the Chagossians by the UK government. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918 th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events from the year 2026 in the United Kingdom.
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“On May 15, the Hart van Nederland portal reported that the Dutch authorities will prepare 23 portable residential modules in the port of Rotterdam”
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The web search results for 'Hart van Nederland' returned definitions of deer and jewelry, not the news portal's report on residential modules in Rotterdam.
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web search NEUTRAL — HART tools make it easier to build, repair, and maintain your home with cordless power that’s ready when you are. On Walmart.com, you can choose drills, saws, nailers, lights, and outdoor tools design…
https://www.walmart.com/browse/home-improvement/hart-power-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Joyful, meaningful jewelry designed in Charleston by Hart Hagerty. We make soul-boosting custom charm necklaces and bracelets. Choose your chain, choose your charms, tell your story.
https://shophart.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — A hart is a male red deer, synonymous with stag and used in contrast to the female hind; its use may now be considered mostly poetic or archaic, although for example it remains in use in the name of i…
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“Hondius crew members who are not citizens of the kingdom will spend six weeks in mandatory quarantine.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a six-week mandatory quarantine for non-Dutch crew members.
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“There are 27 people on board the ship, which sailed from the Canary Islands to the Netherlands on May 11, including 25 crew members and two employees of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment.”
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No evidence was found to confirm the specific breakdown of 27 people (25 crew and 2 institute employees) on the May 11 voyage.
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“Two members of the ship's crew, as well as both employees of the institute, are Dutch nationals”
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No evidence was found regarding the nationality of the crew members or institute employees.
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“The remaining 23 people, including one Russian citizen, as well as citizens of Poland, Ukraine and the Philippines, will be accommodated in Rotterdam harbor.”
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