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A celebration boat with 148 people on board sank within the Mediterranean off the coast of Turkey.
The pirate-themed party boat Big Boss Diamond got into trouble while taking tourists on a day cruise along the Marmaris coast in Turkey.
Holidaymakers, including British tourists and a few 20 children, had to desert ship and jump into the ocean when the vessel began taking in water and tilting.
The pirate-style ship, complete with decorative masts, had left the resort town of Marmaris for a day trip to Paradise Island on Friday.
However the tour got here to a halt suddenly and the alarm was raised within the Akvaryum Bay when it began to sink.
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The passengers and crew jumped into the crystal blue water where rescue boats had been called.
The ship is claimed to have sunk quickly and gone completely under in about an hour.
Footage showed only the masts poking out of the water with debris from the vessel floating on the surface.
Big Boss Diamond Marmaris, the boat operator, said on social media: ‘Dear guests and friends, thanks very much asking and worrying about us.
‘We’re all secure and high quality.
‘[sic] Till fixed up, Big Boss Diamond we’ll carry on our boat trips with Big Boss Yagna.’
Big Boss Diamond, a four-deck boat, offers all-inclusive excursions with unlimited alcohol for £35 an individual.
It’s advertised as a family party boat going around five islands, with a softplay area for kids and a celebration section upstairs.
Social media videos show tourists dancing on the upper deck of the boat with music and a DJ dressed as a pirate hyping up the gang.
Metro approached tour organiser Yagna Tourism for a comment.
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