A New York man stranded aboard an expedition cruise ship tied to a hantavirus outbreak is continuing to share updates from sea as the vessel makes its way toward Spain\u2019s Canary Islands.<\/p>\n
Jake Rosmarin, of Monroe, has been posting videos and photos from onboard the M\/V Hondius, where passengers remain under quarantine following reports of illness aboard the ship.<\/p>\n
In a social media update posted on Wednesday, Rosmarin said passengers needing medical care and screening had been evacuated from the vessel and transferred to medical facilities. He also said two infectious disease physicians are now on board and that no additional passengers are currently showing symptoms.<\/p>\n
\u201cPassengers still have access to fresh air on the outer decks, meals can be delivered directly to cabins, and everyone onboard continues to be cared for and supported,\u201d Rosmarin wrote.<\/p>\n
The ship had been delayed off Cape Verde due to concerns about the outbreak. Reuters reports the vessel departed on Wednesday and is expected to arrive in Tenerife within days.<\/p>\n
Rosmarin also thanked Oceanwide Expeditions and the ship\u2019s crew, saying they have been \u201cdoing everything they can to keep everyone safe, informed, and comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n
The situation has struck a particularly personal chord for those in Monroe.<\/p>\n
Community members flooded News 12\u2019s Facebook page with comments identifying Rosmarin as a well-known local photographer and the son of a well-known local pediatrician. Others referenced the Rosmarin family\u2019s longtime ties to the community through the Rosmarin camp property \u2014 a longtime family-run day camp in Monroe known to generations of local residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people know him around here. Feel bad for his parents,\u201d one commenter wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is an amazing photographer,\u201d another posted.<\/p>\n
Others described Rosmarin as \u201ca great young man\u201d and said they were praying for everyone on board. Monroe Town Supervisor Maureen Richardson said the community is rallying around the family. <\/p>\n
“The community is proud that you’re out there doing what you love,” Richardson said. “We’re just hoping for the best and for your safe return.”<\/p>\n
In one of his own posts from the ship, Rosmarin wrote, \u201cAt the end of the day, we are all just people who want to stay safe and eventually return home to our families.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement on Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote that the federal government is \u201cclosely monitoring the situation\u201d involving U.S. travelers onboard the vessel.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur top priority remains the health and safety of all U.S. passengers,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n
The agency said the Department of State is leading a coordinated response involving diplomatic coordination and international health authorities, while emphasizing that \u201cthe risk to the American public is extremely low.\u201d<\/p>\n
Passengers onboard the M\/V Hondius remain quarantined as the ship heads toward Tenerife in Spain\u2019s Canary Islands. A few passengers have already been medically evacuated for treatment and further evaluation.<\/p>\n
Hantavirus is a rare disease primarily spread through exposure to infected rodents, though medical experts say some rarer strains can spread person-to-person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A New York man stranded aboard an expedition cruise ship tied to a hantavirus outbreak is continuing to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223610,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-224004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}