Whakatane Ship Fire

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Whakatane ship fire: All passengers, crew rescued

By Patrice Dougan, Moana Tapaleao, Susan Strongman
Breaking 4:15 PM Monday Jan 18, 2016

Passengers on board a burning ship were forced to jump into the water to escape the flames, police say.

At 3.45pm emergency services received reports of a ferry on fire off the coast of Whakatane.

Live footage of the scene can be watched here.

Police said 57 passengers and 7 crew members were on board the 75-foot tourist vessel, which was on its way back from White Island at the time.

More (including a small video) at:     http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11575754

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