About 40 passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak were offloaded from the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena after the death of the first passenger, Dutch authorities said Thursday.Authorities are now working to trace passengers and possible contacts As the outbreak has killed several people and sickened many others, new details are emerging about the first deboarding during the trip.According to the Dutch Foreign Ministry, as cited by the AP, the passengers, including the wife of a Dutch man who died, had abandoned the ship during a stopover in British territory.The Dutch cruise company that operates the ship previously said the woman disembarked in St. Helena with her husband’s body and later flew to South Africa on a commercial flight. He later died after collapsing at an airport in Johannesburg.However, the company did not confirm whether other passengers had also abandoned ship in St. Helena.It has now emerged that a man in Switzerland tested positive for hantavirus after landing in St Helena and flying home, although his exact activities remain unclear.Dutch authorities have not said where the other passengers who disembarked are currently located.A British man was flown from Ascension Island to South Africa by ship a few days later, according to the company. Three other people, including the ship’s doctor, were also rescued from the ship near Cape Verde and flown to Europe for treatment on Wednesday.So far, three passengers have died and several others are sick due to this outbreak.