For some the cruise had ended instantly on Whakaari/White Island or shortly thereafter. READ MORE:* Whakaari/White Island: The risk of recovering bodies from the island* Whakaari/White Island: The haunting horn blasts from the Ovation of the Seas* Ovation of the Seas to dock in Picton early after volcanic disaster* Whakaari/White Island: Crying and waving as Ovation of the Seas cruise departs TaurangaAustralian couple Stephanie and Alan Nicholas, from Rockhampton, Queensland, noted with a sense of relief that the tragedy could have been even worse, because the island trip had had more interested parties than capacity allowed. ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Cruise ship Ovation of the Seas is in Wellington. Some of the passengers on board the ship are in hospital or are dead after the eruption on Whakaari/White Island on Monday. MATTHEW TSO/STUFF Ovation of the Seas passengers Alan and Stephanie Nicholas, from Rockhampton, Queensland, in Wellington.

Source: Stuff December 12, 2019 04:07 UTC