White Island, shortly after the December 2019 eruption. Photo / White Island Flights, FileVictims of the White Island/Whakaari volcano eruption have been rebuked in court for allegedly trying to delay a lawsuit brought against them by the cruise line that took them to the island. Rick Reed and wife Ivy Kohn Reed on Whakaari White Island 15 minutes before the volcanic eruption on December 9 2019. The company is also being sued in Florida by Australian mother and daughter Marie and Stephanie Browitt. Krystal Browitt, Paul Browitt and Stephanie Browitt at the crater on Whakaari /White Island.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 11, 2021 17:40 UTC