Sunday 29 September 2013

Thirty people jump into the Thames after Duck Boat sets on fire and starts sinking near Houses of Parliament | Mail Online

Thirty people jump into the Thames after Duck Boat sets on fire and starts sinking near Houses of Parliament | Mail Online: "
These dramatic photographs show how 30 tourists were today forced to jump off a burning Duck Boat into the River Thames as it sank.

Flames ripped through the tour vessel on a stretch of water close to Lambeth Bridge and the Houses of Parliament in Central London around midday.

The passengers - described by a London Fire Brigade spokesman as 'cold, wet and in shock' - were hauled to safety by crews on passing tour barges."
Sinking: Flames ripped through the tour vessel on a stretch of water close to Lambeth Bridge and the Houses of Parliament in Central London shortly before midday