The four Tristan islanders who were potentially exposed to Hantavirus on the MV Hondius have completed their isolation period in the UK.

Joy as Tristanians arrive in Weymouth

Report and photo from Chris Carnegy

The four Tristan islanders who found themselves unexpectedly at the centre of the Hantavirus incident arrived in Weymouth on 4th June 2026, to begin a return to normal life.

Chris Carnegy in Weymouth with islanders Linda Green, and Katie, Geraldine & Paul Repetto.

Chris Carnegy in Weymouth with islanders Linda Green, and Katie, Geraldine & Paul Repetto.

Geraldine, Paul and Katie Repetto, and Linda Green, had been airlifted from St Helena to quarantine near Liverpool, but none showed any signs of the disease.

I collected them from Arrowe Park Hospital and together we drove to Weymouth on England's south coast, a place that has happy memories for Paul and Geraldine.

All four islanders were pleased to resume normal life,. On arrival we were pictured with Weymouth's yachting marina as the backdrop.