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The deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is causing serious panic worldwide ... and now video has emerged showing the ship captain announcing the first death onboard.

Travel content creator Ruhi Çenet had been on the ship before debarking after the first death, on April 11 ... he later hopped on IG to share video of the captain addressing passengers in a communal area, revealing one guest had died the night before.

The captain also said the ship doctor believed the illness wasn’t infectious ... but just one day later, the dead passenger’s wife also died -- and Ruhi says things only got worse after he left, with the ship's only doctor fighting for his life. So far, there are three reported deaths.

A deadly virus outbreak aboard a cruise ship may have spread far beyond the vessel itself ... because nearly two dozen passengers reportedly wandered across the globe before health officials finally tracked them down.

According to reporting from Spanish newspaper El País, 23 passengers aboard the MV Hondius got off the ship during a stop on the remote Atlantic island of Saint Helena in April -- despite the fact people onboard had already gotten sick and at least one passenger had died.

A Spanish passenger still aboard the ship told the outlet the travelers had no clue they may have been exposed to hantavirus -- a potentially deadly disease with a mortality rate WHO reports could be as high as 40% -- when they disembarked and headed home.

Things got straight-up "You Got Served" meets WWE at a concert in Mexico ... 'cause two rival dance crews turned the stage into a full-blown battleground!

Check out the chaos -- a performance at a concert for popular Mexican group Su Majestad La Brissa at Corner Sport Arena in Chihuahua went completely off the rails when tensions between dancers exploded into a vicious onstage brawl.

Hair was yanked, punches were thrown, and performers were scrapping in front of stunned fans ... while the band awkwardly kept playing through the madness.

Florida authorities leapt into action after a boat started to go down on a lake ... with dramatic video showing first responders saving 6 souls.

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office shared the video of the May 2 catastrophe ... which begins with the boat already sinking -- water lapping up the sides and into the craft.

As the water level rises, a few of the occupants grab life vests and jump into the water ... while others remain onboard.

The body of missing college student James "Jimmy" Gracey has been found in the ocean off the beaches of Barcelona, Spanish police confirmed.

La Vanguardia reported his father -- who flew to the city to join the search -- has been notified ... and no foul play is suspected in the University of Alabama student's death. Jimmy's body was found "at a depth of four meters in the waters" of Barcelona's Port Olímpic, a marina, this afternoon.

WLS-TV in Chicago reports Gracey's family -- he grew up in the Chicagoland area -- released a statement thanking the public for their concern and asking for privacy. As we reported ...

Dave Grohl and his wife, Jordyn Blum stepped out together more than a year after his infidelity rocked their marriage.

The Foo Fighters front man walked the red carpet Saturday night at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy party in Los Angeles, putting on a united front with Blum as the couple made a rare public appearance together.

Grohl kept it classic in a black suit layered over a coordinating turtleneck. Blum, standing alongside him, wore an emerald, one-shoulder gown with a dramatic leg slit.