Case record
Saint Helena Departures — Untraced (30–40 passengers)
VOYAGE TIMELINE (Oceanwide Expeditions official, via USA Today May 8 2026): Apr 1: Departed Ushuaia — 175 aboard (114 guests, 61 crew). Apr 4-7: Stop at South Georgia Island. Apr 13-16: Stop at Tristan da Cunha/Inaccess...
Case summary
VOYAGE TIMELINE (Oceanwide Expeditions official, via USA Today May 8 2026): Apr 1: Departed Ushuaia — 175 aboard (114 guests, 61 crew). Apr 4-7: Stop at South Georgia Island. Apr 13-16: Stop at Tristan da Cunha/Inaccessible/Nightingale Islands — 6 guests embark (islanders), 1 crew disembarks → 180 total (120 guests, 60 crew). Apr 17: Stop at Gough Island. Apr 21-24: Stop at St. Helena — 1 crew embarks, 32 guests disembark (including Dutch couple P002/PEDB43) → 149 total (88 guests, 61 crew). Apr 27: 2 guests medevaced via Ascension Island — British national P003 (symptomatic) and American partner PUSPAR01 (precautionary) → 147 total (86 guests, 61 crew). CURRENT SHIP MANIFEST (Oceanwide, USA Today May 8) by nationality: Argentina 1g, Australia 4g, Belgium 2g, Canada 4g, France 5g, Germany 5g+1c, Greece 1g, Guatemala 1c, India 2c, Ireland 2g, Italy 1g, Japan 1g, Montenegro 1c, Netherlands 8g+5c, New Zealand 1g, Philippines 38c, Poland 1c, Portugal 1c, Russia 1c, Spain 13g+1c, Turkey 3g, UK 19g+3c, Ukraine 5c, USA 17g. (g=guest, c=crew) Countries notified by WHO (May 7): Canada, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA. Also South Africa and Spain. St. Helena authorities monitoring a 'small number' of higher-risk contacts ordered to isolate 45 days. Singapore monitoring 2 men (PUSSG01). 7 Americans across 6 US states (AZ, CA, GA, NJ, TX, VA) monitored — none symptomatic. New Jersey monitoring 2 (PUSNJ01). US biocontainment charter to Nebraska planned for 17 Americans. Ship docking Granadilla port, Tenerife, Sunday May 10.
Record details
- Country
- Saint Helena
- Role
- Passenger
- Generation
- G1
- Verification
- Verified
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