India, May 5 -- An American travel influencer has broken down in tears on camera after being trapped aboard a cruise ship near West Africa where three passengers have died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak. Jake Rosmarin, a Boston-based travel influencer who has more than 44,000 Instagram followers, shared a sobbing video on Monday describing the fear and uncertainty gripping those still on board the MV Hondius.

"I am currently on board the MV Hondius. What's happening right now is very real for all of us here," he said through tears. "We're not just a story, we're not just headlines. We're people with families, with lives, with people waiting for us at home."

"There's a lot of uncertainty and that's the hardest part. All we want right...