evacuated

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Clinical assessments and testing of passengers who were on board the MV Hondius are "well under way" at a Merseyside hospital after they were evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, health officials have said.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Twelve employees at a Dutch hospital are now in quarantine over possible exposure to the virus after treating one of the evacuated passengers.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Cape Verde refused to receive the ship, which remained anchored offshore the capital Praia as three people were evacuated to Europe by air last week.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

He was evacuated to the Netherlands when the ship stopped off Cape Verde and was stable while being treated in isolation.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Dad whistled, and the house was evacuated in fourteen seconds—eight seconds off the all-time record.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey