A newly-engaged Melbourne couple have described their harrowing experience after their tour boat capsized off Bali. 7NEWS
“It was awful, awful.”Passengers then alerted the crew to a leak below deck and put on life jackets as the vessel started to take on water.
The 28 tourists on board and six crew members leapt from the sinking boat with footage posted to social media showing passengers clinging to the side of the vessel. Another angle appears to show just three passengers in the water hanging on to the fully upturned vessel before one jumps into the water.Credit:The group were rescued by passing boats.Dino and Carolina, who got engaged on New Year’s Eve, said they were now stranded in Bali and desperate to get home after losing their belongings, including their passports, during the ordeal.Your cookie settings are preventing this third party content from displaying.
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