- More than 30 children saved from a burning boat
- Ferries were diverted after fire in Port Philip Bay
Scores of schoolchildren have been pulled from a burning boat after it caught alight in Melbourne‘s Port Philip Bay this morning.
A caller to radio station 3AW revealed she witnessed more than 30 children being rescued in an emergency operation on the water.
She told host Tom Elliot the ferry she was travelling on had to be diverted while the rescue was underway.
‘It looks like there’s about 30 children who have life jackets,’ she said.
She added that a patrol boat was assisting with the rescue.
Scores of schoolchildren have been pulled from a burning boat after it caught alight in Melbourne’s Port Philip Bay this morning (pictured)
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Victoria Police in relation to the incident.
There are two passenger routes in Port Phillip, from Portarlington on the Bellarine Peninsula and Docklands and between Melbourne and Geelong.
It is unclear if the routes were interrupted by the marine rescue.
More to come.