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New Zealand volcano webcam captures tourists in crater moments before eruption

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I did not hear about this until the evening news tonight. How frightening! I can't imagine why they didn't heed the rumblings that started last week and keep people off the island.
 
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Richard, thanks for sharing this very tragic story.
 
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I recall that a few years ago, a ferry to White Island caught fire but I am uncertain if there were casualities from that incident.
When we in NZ on a 10 day land trip of the North Island, followed by a 14 night cruise from Auckland to Sydney, I had investigated whether a trip to White Island was workable for us but decided there were too many other areas worth exploring, especially considering the time and logistics to get there.
 
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Very sad ending for what might have been part of a journey of a life time for some of the tourists that got caught on the island. Thanks for the links, Richard.
 
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MULTIZ321 said:
Royal Caribbean passengers hurt in New Zealand volcano eruption: is the cruise line liable?.
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Probably not. The decision to go/no go would be up to the contractor who provides the excursion. It's also unclear if these passengers booked the excursion through the cruise line, or privately. We often book shore excursions privately using the same outfitters the cruise line contracts with.

Our thoughts and prayer are with those injured people. This reinforces that 'adventure travel' is NOT a Disney ride. Stuff happens.

Jim
 
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MULTIZ321 said:
Royal Caribbean passengers hurt in New Zealand volcano eruption: is the cruise line liable?.
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Interesting which media source is headlining the issue of liability and whether the cruise line should be blamed for this tragic accident.

Police in NZ have already said they will be looking into whether or not anyone should have known it was unsafe. Let's let the investigation do its job before we go looking for someone to immediately blame. As Jim says, sometimes stuff just happens, and we are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Way too early to judge the situation here. Quite unseemly, IMO. :rolleyes:

Our focus right now should be on the victims and their families. Many are still struggling to survive. That's where our thoughts and prayers belong for now.
 
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This BBC article gives quite a bit of background about the island and volcano...
 
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