The cruise ship carrying almost 150 passengers is stranded in the Atlantic Ocean waiting for two crew members to be evacuated for treatment. The World Health Organization (WHO) has suspected human-to-human transmission of the virus on board the luxury cruise ship, the Hondius. The ship's operator, Oceanwide Explorations, plans to sail to the Spanish-controlled Canary Islands but cannot move until one British and Dutch crew members are airlifted to hospital in the Netherlands for urgent medical care. The evacuation is being organized by the Dutch government and will involve specialist aircraft. At least three people have been killed and five suspected cases of hantavirus.