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Whakaari White Island criminal trial hears evidence from brothers who inherited volcano
1 year, 4 months ago

Whakaari White Island criminal trial hears evidence from brothers who inherited volcano

ABC  

For the first time, the criminal trial into the Whakaari White Island disaster has heard evidence from the three brothers who own the volcano. Asked what steps they took to fully understand the danger posed by the island, Peter Buttle said he and his brothers held "institutional knowledge" gained over more than 40 years of the Buttle family communicating with …

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Whakaari White Island trial hears expert evidence that there was a one in 20 chance of a 'mass casualty event'
1 year, 5 months ago

Whakaari White Island trial hears expert evidence that there was a one in 20 chance of a 'mass casualty event'

ABC  

An internationally renowned expert volcanologist has told the White Island trial that by his calculations tours to the island presented a one in 20 chance of a "mass casualty event". And in a document shown to the court, New Zealand's volcano monitor GNS Science had observed: "The three Buttle brothers all seemed to understand the need for robust risk management …

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White Island trial hears NZ's volcano monitor GNS Science has no relationship with Whakaari owners, tour operators
1 year, 5 months ago

White Island trial hears NZ's volcano monitor GNS Science has no relationship with Whakaari owners, tour operators

ABC  

The criminal trial into the White Island disaster has heard GNS Science changed how it assessed risk to its own staff after a "near miss", but the volcano monitor did not have a role in passing advice to the owners of Whakaari. On Wednesday, the court heard Prosecutor Kristy McDonald question Dr Jolly on the details of the current GNS …

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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 …

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Should tourists have been on New Zealand’s most active volcano?
5 years, 1 month ago

Should tourists have been on New Zealand’s most active volcano?

CNN  

CNN — There were families on holiday. All there to see one thing: the uninhabited moonscape of New Zealand’s most active volcano, White Island. “I have always felt that it was too dangerous to allow the daily tour groups that visit the uninhabited island volcano by boat and helicopter.” How New Zealand’s warning system works In the weeks before the …

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