Irish holidaymakers 'cheat death' and rescued from water after boat capsizes in Portugal
Irish holidaymakers were among tourists who cheated death today after a tourist boat capsized off the Algarve.One of the British holidaymakers told how she “thought she was going to die” after jumping into the water as she returned from a visit to a sea cave and realising her life jacket wasn’t working properly.
The alert was sounded just before 1.30pm as it was nearly half a mile from the coast near Alfanzina Lighthouse near the resort of Carvoeiro. “They got everyone to move to the front of the boat and then the back of the boat was sinking, sinking, sinking to the point where everyone just started jumping into the water.
“Even after we were rescued it was probably another 10 to 15 minutes before everyone was taken to safety. “The coastguards came a little bit late when everyone was already in the big boat that picked up most of those that ended up in the water." “A total of 36 people, including four children, who had been on board were then taken to Portimao Marina, where paramedics, Portimao volunteer firefighters, Lagoa volunteer firefighters, Civil Protection officers and the Portuguese Red Cross were waiting.”
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