Three people were rescued after a shark attacked the inflatable raft they were on

Three passengers on an inflatable boat sailing off the coast of Australia died when sharks attacked the boat, destroying its stern.

Three people on an inflatable raft were rescued in the Coral Sea off the north-eastern coast of Australia after their boat was destroyed by flooding. Many shark attacksas announced today by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).

Satellite images and videos from the AMSA website show that the stern of the boat was damaged.

“The vessel had sailed from Vanuatu and was heading to Cairns, Australia when it was contacted. Both sides of the vessel sustained damage following multiple shark attacks,” AMSA said in a statement.

The rescue crew rushed to help the nine-metre-long Tune inflatable raft It issued a distress signalEarly this morning.

Watch video from the search and rescue operation coordinated by AMSA early this morning.

Remember to always bring a registered beacon with you when out on the water – it could help save your life.

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– AMSA News (AMSA_News) September 6, 2023

The ship was located about 835 kilometers southeast of Cairns in the Coral Sea. AMSA requested assistance from a Panama-flagged ferry, which successfully carried out the operation.

The three passengers – Two Russian explorers and one French – She is scheduled to be flown to Brisbane tomorrow, Thursday, according to AMSA.

The three men, who are safe and unharmed, said Anna Koshekina, a representative of the Russian Geographical Society to which the boat belongs, are sailing around the world on the occasion of 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica By Russian explorers.

Koskina said this was not the first accident for the expedition, which set off on July 1, 2021 from St. Petersburg, as the rudder of a previous ship broke on a previous route from Chile to Easter Island.