US puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island
The State Department chartered a private yacht after French Polynesia rejected transit, and the woman is being moved to Easter Island for return travel.
- The Trump administration spent $750,000 to charter a private yacht and evacuate an American citizen from Pitcairn Island after she faced potential hantavirus exposure aboard a cruise ship.
- After boarding the Dutch Hondius cruise liner during an outbreak, the woman became stranded on Pitcairn when French Polynesian authorities rejected her transfer to Tahiti, citing undisclosed virus exposure.
- Moving the woman eventually required arranging transport via the "Titaina Explorer," a trimaran yacht owned by a wealthy Frenchman, which departed Pitcairn Island on June 5 for Easter Island.
- This costly evacuation has stressed the State Department's emergency K Fund to its lowest level in seven years, compounded by simultaneous Middle East and Ebola-stricken country evacuation expenses.
- Officials insist the State Department remains "well positioned" to support Americans needing assistance abroad, as the department considers transferring $50 million from other accounts to replenish emergency reserves.
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Fatal outbreak fears spark $750,000 rescue mission
The Trump administration has put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak
U.S. Puts up $750K to Evacuate Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passenger From Remote Island
(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak...
Evacuating American on Ship With Outbreak May Cost $750K
The Trump administration put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak , a move that has further strained the State Department's emergency...
U.S. puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island
The Trump administration put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, a move that has further strained the State Department's emergency budget.
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US puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island
The Trump administration has put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak.
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