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Post by daqqy152 on Dec 9, 2019 15:23:03 GMT 12
Watching the Cessna 172, Piper Malibu and the Rescue Helicopters out at White Island this afternoon on flight radar 24. Well done crew, loads of respect.👍
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Post by Mustang51 on Dec 9, 2019 15:49:12 GMT 12
One of the best trips I have ever done. My condolences to the families and friends of anyone injured. I hope sincerely nothing more than injuries but I am guesssing things may get worse.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 9, 2019 18:07:37 GMT 12
One person confirmed dead so far, sadly.
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Post by l29 on Dec 9, 2019 18:24:45 GMT 12
Sounds like they are to scared to go out and rescue who's left. Another pike river job.
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Post by 30sqnatc on Dec 9, 2019 18:32:43 GMT 12
One of the cell phone clips they are showing appears to show a damaged helicopter on the shoreline coated with ash and a bent main rotor.
I'm sure we will see Orion surveillance footage soon.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 9, 2019 21:13:42 GMT 12
Five confirmed dead so far Bloody awful. This would have to be the first fatal eruption in New Zealand history in a very long time, right? Would Tangiwhai in 1953 have been the last one?
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Post by vultee43 on Dec 9, 2019 21:18:52 GMT 12
Looks very dangerous. Kudos to the brave tour operators who went back within minutes of the eruption to rescue survivors. Condolences to those affected, a horrible event in a beautiful place.
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Post by Bruce on Dec 9, 2019 21:36:00 GMT 12
The Irony is that only this morning, a University of Canterbury Professor specialising in disaster risk assessment was saying Kiwis tended to overlook the risk of volcanic eruption...
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Post by Bruce on Dec 10, 2019 8:58:31 GMT 12
Five confirmed dead so far Bloody awful. This would have to be the first fatal eruption in New Zealand history in a very long time, right? Would Tangiwhai in 1953 have been the last one? In 2006 a DOC worker was killed in a volcanic eruption on Raoul Island, in the Kermadecs (NZ territory, on the same volcanic chain as White Island).
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 10, 2019 9:29:34 GMT 12
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Post by AussieBob on Dec 10, 2019 13:17:00 GMT 12
This helicopter on White Island was on the platform, stationary, just forward prior to the eruption
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 10, 2019 14:05:16 GMT 12
And the five people who had arrived on the island in that helicopter apparently escaped with their lives, unlike 13 others, sadly.
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Post by mumbles on Dec 10, 2019 14:55:43 GMT 12
Sounds like they are to scared to go out and rescue who's left. Another pike river job. Yes I'm sure you know better than the people on the ground in an extremely hazardous environment. . .
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Post by mumbles on Dec 10, 2019 15:00:39 GMT 12
And the five people who had arrived on the island in that helicopter apparently escaped with their lives, unlike 13 others, sadly. I don't know if you've been there, but at the time of my visit in 2006 the helicopter landing area was not too far from the wharf and mine ruins, and a good distance from the crater itself. If that's still the location and the blast was sufficient to move the helicopter I'd speculate it was considerably worse closer in.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 10, 2019 15:04:26 GMT 12
I've never been there. But thanks for the info.
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Post by Mustang51 on Dec 10, 2019 15:20:58 GMT 12
Mumbles, our Robbie 44 landed adjacent to the mine ruins as well. We walked in a more or less clockwise direction around the crater to the acid lake and then back down to the ruins. Our pilot/guide was very direct in his instructions of where to walk and also the use of the masks and that if something happened we were NOT to run directly back to the chopper but to keep to the track at all times. It was a wonderful experience for me as I have a love of vulcanology but such a tragedy for everyone who was there and those who had relatives and friends on those tours. Huge cudos to those brave chopper crews who went there to seek any survivors in such a hazardous situation
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Post by camtech on Dec 10, 2019 20:58:31 GMT 12
Sounds like they are to scared to go out and rescue who's left. Another pike river job. Totally misguided comment. Having been part of the emergency response sector for a number years, I know they would have been busting to get out there and recover the missing. Great kudos to the Ak rescue helo crew who landed to attempt a rescue and to the boat operators who turned round to uplift survivors.
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Post by pepe on Dec 10, 2019 21:23:20 GMT 12
The bravery and professionalism of the pilots and boat crews involved in the rescue operation was outstanding.
I am slightly curious as to why the Auckland Rescue Helicopter crews were deployed to the island as opposed to the Waikato/BOP units? There must be some operational factors involved I guess?
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Post by delticman on Dec 10, 2019 21:42:42 GMT 12
The bravery and professionalism of the pilots and boat crews involved in the rescue operation was outstanding. I am slightly curious as to why the Auckland Rescue Helicopter crews were deployed to the island as opposed to the Waikato/BOP units? There must be some operational factors involved I guess? I would think it's something to do with the type of helicopter that is fitted out for over water rescues. Might be interesting now that the helicopter rescue/ transfer helicopters are all with in the new funding programme for one of our forum members to create a list of bases, operators and types.
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Post by gibbo on Dec 12, 2019 22:20:15 GMT 12
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