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The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari


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During a sightseeing trip to a remote island, 47 tourists and guides are trapped by a volcanic eruption off the coast of New Zealand in 2019. Minute-by-minute footage and personal accounts give testimony to the tragedy that will claim 22 lives.

This was a very compelling documentary.  And sad. 

I kept hoping for a twist but it was just a straight forward tale of terror.  All I know is if that if I saw boiling water on an island, I do not think I would have stayed.  But who am I kidding?  That boat ride to the island would have done me in.

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Like the husband from the honeymooning couple said… he wishes he’d been given a choice, that they’d explained the conditions on the island before the excursion. Maybe he would have turned back, maybe he wouldn’t have. Hindsight!
 

It was a really heartbreaking documentary. I would have liked a little more on the aftermath… with regards to pilots who ignored the directions, who is culpable for people being on the island that day, etc.  
 

After watching this I went to Disney+ to watch Fire Of Love about two volcanologists (a French couple). It was fascinating and also heartbreaking… but I was also in awe of the imagery and I learned a lot about volcanoes.  There is no exact science to predicting the timing and trajectory of a volcanic eruption, so I think I’ll just stay away from volcano related tourism. 

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18 minutes ago, UMAngela said:

Like the husband from the honeymooning couple said… he wishes he’d been given a choice, that they’d explained the conditions on the island before the excursion. Maybe he would have turned back, maybe he wouldn’t have. Hindsight!

It sounds like they had to read and sign a waiver and were told that the threat level was level 2.  I suspect that he would have just assumed that if they were going, it was safe. After all, nothing bad had ever happened before so what were the odds it'd happen this time? 

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