Bordeaux, May 13, 2026 (AFP) - France locks down 1,700 on cruise ship after 90-year-old dies

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2026-05-13

French authorities on Wednesday confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after an elderly passenger died, said officials, who played down any links to the hantavirus scare. Dozens also suffered from upset stomachs aboard the Ambition -- most of whose 1,233 passengers are from Britain or Ireland -- which arrived in the western port of Bordeaux on Tuesday, with 514 Indian crew members also on board. B......

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