Relatives to sue Royal Caribbean cruise line over New Zealand volcano tragedy
4 years, 8 months ago

Relatives to sue Royal Caribbean cruise line over New Zealand volcano tragedy

ABC  

Legal action is being pursued against Royal Caribbean cruise line over last year's deadly volcano eruption in New Zealand as extraordinary new details of the effort to rescue survivors are revealed. Ms Yousef said Royal Caribbean told the passengers on the Ovation of the Seas "absolutely nothing" about the possibility or the risks of an eruption. "There are accounts of people who were left in the dark for many hours while their loved ones were in hospital," Ms Yousef said. In a statement, a spokesperson for Royal Caribbean said since the eruption the company has "focused on providing care and support to passengers, their families and crew that were impacted by this event".

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New Zealand volcano victim tells of waiting to be rescued from White Island with burns to 70 per cent of her body
4 years, 8 months ago

New Zealand volcano victim tells of waiting to be rescued from White Island with burns to 70 per cent of her body

ABC  

A survivor of the White Island volcano eruption has criticised New Zealand authorities, saying if medical help had come sooner more people would have survived. "I remember thinking: 'I don't know why people are yelling, like, there's just no one near, around us, we're on an island in the middle of the ocean'." New Zealand police have told Four Corners …

New Zealand volcano eruption on White Island on minds of passengers as cruise ship departs
5 years ago

New Zealand volcano eruption on White Island on minds of passengers as cruise ship departs

ABC  

The Ovation of the Seas horn sounded mournful as the ship readied to sail from the Port of Tauranga. Key points: Locals have come to the Port of Tauranga to pay their respects Captain Henrik Loy addressed passengers last night The ship will continue its journey around New Zealand, but has changed its port stops It docked here on Monday …

New Zealand's White Island volcano eruption casts sombre mood aboard Ovation of the Seas cruise ship
5 years, 1 month ago

New Zealand's White Island volcano eruption casts sombre mood aboard Ovation of the Seas cruise ship

ABC  

Christmas had come early — a cruise to New Zealand with our extended family. We'd been to the Bay of Islands, Auckland and docked in Tauranga for a day, allowing people to head off on tours to Rotorua, ride a jetboat or visit an active volcano: White Island. A devastating volcanic eruption engulfed tourists on New Zealand's White Island. Why …

5 dead, 18 injured after volcano erupts in New Zealand\'s White Island
5 years, 1 month ago

5 dead, 18 injured after volcano erupts in New Zealand\'s White Island

Deccan Chronicle  

Wellington: Five people were killed, 18 were injured and several more were left stranded after an island volcano popular with tourists erupted unexpectedly in New Zealand on Monday. Police said some 50 people were visiting White Island when it exploded suddenly in the early afternoon -- hurling ash and rock high into the air. "The island is unstable, there's a …

New Zealand police say there are no survivors from White Island volcano eruption; fears for Australian tourists and Ovation of the Seas cruise ship passengers
5 years, 1 month ago

New Zealand police say there are no survivors from White Island volcano eruption; fears for Australian tourists and Ovation of the Seas cruise ship passengers

ABC  

New Zealand police have said they do not believe they will find any more survivors after a devastating volcanic eruption engulfed tourists on the country's White Island, killing at least five. Ken Gledhill from the New Zealand geological agency GNS Science told a press conference the eruption was a "throat clearing" and said the volcano had "showed increased activity for …

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