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US Yacht Rescues Hantavirus Patient; $50 M Fund Mulls Transfer

6/12/2026

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State Department is weighing a transfer of $50 million to its “K Fund” after a $750,000 yacht charter.
President Donald Trump’s administration dispatched yacht Titaina Explorer on June 5 to evacuate an American from Pitcairn Island to Easter Island.
The evacuee contracted hantavirus on Dutch cruise liner MV Hondius, where the outbreak sickened passengers and caused three deaths, prompting Britain to request United States help and authorities to deny her Tahiti transit.

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State Department is weighing a transfer of $50 million to its “K Fund” after a $750,000 yacht charter.
President Donald Trump’s administration dispatched yacht Titaina Explorer on June 5 to evacuate an American from Pitcairn Island to Easter Island.
The evacuee contracted hantavirus on Dutch cruise liner MV Hondius, where the outbreak sickened passengers and caused three deaths, prompting Britain to request United States help and authorities to deny her Tahiti transit.