All 46 people were rescued from the board of a cruise vessel captured by fire at the coast of the Australian State of Queensland, Gazeta reported quoting 9news.com.au.
It is noted that the distress signal arrived from the vessel after the fire erupted in the engine compartment.
All passengers on the board managed to launch a lifeboat before the vessel began to sink.
According to preliminary data, none of the passengers and crew was injured.

















