Bangu-20 abantu abalahlekile kubalwa nezivakashi ngemuva kokuqhuma kwentaba-mlilo endaweni edume ngokuvakasha eWhite Island eNew Zealand ngoMsombuluko. Phakathi kwabo kungaba abagibeli bomkhumbi i-Ovation of the Sea Cruise oqhutshwa yiRoyal Caribbean Cruises

Ekhuluma esithangamini nabezindaba Iphini likaKhomishani Kazwelonke Wokusebenza Kazwelonke waseNew Zealand uJohn Tims uthe le ngozi yokufa kwabantu ngumuntu obesekhishiwe vele kulesi siqhingi.

UTims uthe kungaba nabantu abangaphezu kuka-20 abasasele kulesi siqhingi abangakaze bezwakale kusukela kwaqhuma le ntaba. Kuyingozi kakhulu emaphoyiseni nasezinsizeni zokutakula ukuthi ziqhubekele phambili esiqhingini… isiqhingi njengamanje simbozwe ngomlotha nangezintaba-mlilo.

Akukacaci ukuthi ngubani owayeseWhite Island ngesikhathi iqhuma. Abagibeli abavela emkhunjini ohamba ngesikebhe ovakashele eWhite Island ngoMsombuluko bangaba phakathi kwabo. I-White Island iseduze neTheku laseTauranga eliseTauranga, eNew Zealand. Itheku elikhulu kunawo wonke ezweni.

Okhulumela iPort of Tauranga ukuqinisekisile ukuthi abagibeli abavela e-Cruise liner i-Ovation Of The Seas bebesesiqhingini ngoMsombuluko. Kodwa-ke, akukacaci noma izivakashi zazisesesiqhingini lapho intaba-mlilo iqhuma ngo-2: 15 ntambama ngokwesikhathi sendawo.

Uhambo oluya eWhite Island beluhlelwe ngokusemthethweni ngumuntu ohamba ngezikebhe, kusho okhulumela iPort Of Tauranga. Umkhumbi bekufanele uphume ethekwini ngoMsombuluko, kepha manje usuzohlala ethekwini isikhathi esingadalulwanga.

I-Ovation of The Seas ngomunye wemikhumbi ehamba phambili emhlabeni, ngokusho kwabasebenza eRoyal Caribbean. Le nkampani izinze eMiami, eFlorida.

UNdunankulu waseNew Zealand, uJacinda Ardern uthe uhulumeni wayesebenza ekucabangeni ukuthi abantu abaningi kulesi siqhingi ngesikhathi sokuqhuma kwabavakashi.

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UNdunankulu waseNew Zealand, uJacinda Ardern uthe uhulumeni wayesebenza ekucabangeni ukuthi abantu abaningi kulesi siqhingi ngesikhathi sokuqhuma kwabavakashi.
A spokesperson for Port of Tauranga confirmed that passengers from the Cruise liner Ovation Of The Seas were on the island on Monday.
The Ovation of The Seas is one of the largest cruise ships in the world, according to operators Royal Caribbean.