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Man’s lucky escape as boat catches fire, sinks

The 12-meter boat caught fire and sank within 50 minutes; emergency crews rescued the lone occupant and paramedics evaluated him on shore.

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A man has made a lucky escape after a 12m vessel erupted into flames and sank in the waters of a popular Melbourne beach.

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Man escapes major boat fire on Victoria's Port Phillip Bay

A man has escaped injury after his boat became engulfed in flames in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay and sank.

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Man’s lucky escape as boat catches fire, sinks

A man has made a lucky escape after a 12m vessel erupted into flames and sank in the waters of a popular Melbourne beach.

·City of Perth, Australia
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Man pulled from burning boat in dramatic Port Phillip Bay rescue

A man has been rescued after his boat caught fire off Chelsea Beach in dramatic scenes on Thursday morning.

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Man escapes injury after major boat fire on Victoria's Port Phillip Bay

Large plumes of black smoke could be seen from the shore where the boat caught flames around 6km west of C...

·Australia
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9News broke the news in Australia on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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