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Passenger ferry catches fire off the coast of New Zealand
BY BNO NEWS

Whakatane Harbour - A passenger ferry carrying 60 people caught fire off the coast of New Zealand on Monday, officials say, but all those on board were rescued safely.

The incident began at about 3:45 p.m. local time on Monday when a call came in from a White Island tour boat in the vicinity of the Whakatane Harbour, located on the North Island of New Zealand. Live pictures showed large flames coming from the vessel, and black smoke continued to billow from the ferry at 5 p.m.

An operation got quickly underway to rescue all those on board the vessel, and police confirmed just after 5 p.m. that all 53 passengers and 7 crew members had been evacuated safely and brought to shore. Many passengers had been forced to jump into the sea to escape the flames.

Full story: http://www.streetwisejournal.com/passenger-ferry-catches-fire-off-the-coast-of-new-zealand/

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-- StreetWiseJournal 2016-01-19

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