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A ‘massive explosion’ was heard in Newport on Saturday night with a boat exploding – while a woman was on board.
Locals at Newport, on Sydney’s northern beaches, said their ‘whole houses shook’ following the incident.
The woman, 54, was later taken to Royal North Shore Hospital in a stable condition, with officers at the scene finding her with lacerations to her body.
The boat, moored at the Royal Motor Club Broken Bay in Newport, was extensively damaged and later sank – with the woman assisted by a bystander at the scene in the nick of time.
The boat later sunk at the Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay – after the woman was assisted by emergency crew on Sydney’s northern beaches
Emergency services on scene at Newport where a boat exploded at the Anchorage Marina
Police on the scene at Newport where a boat exploded at The Anchorage on Saturday
A woman in her 50s has been taken to hospital following the boat explosion in Newport
A representative from the Northern Beaches Local Area Police Command at Dee Why confirmed officers and emergency services were at the scene.
‘The incident was between 7.30pm and 8pm, with police and emergency crew attending the scene,’ the source told Daily Mail Australia.
‘At this stage we are not sure if anyone involved was injured or killed.’
A tweet from Fire and Rescue NSW later confirmed the incident.
‘A boat has exploded on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Firefighters are working with ambulance to treat at least one injured person. Crews are setting up lighting to asses the scene,’ the tweet read.
Another local described the impact as ‘a huge bang which shook the windows.’
NSW Police media later confirmed just one person was on board the boat at the time of the explosion.
‘About 7.50pm on Saturday, emergency services responded to reports of an explosion on a boat, at a wharf on Beaconsfield Street, Newport,’ a statement read.
‘Upon arrival, officers attached to Northern Beaches Police Area Command found one woman with lacerations to her body.
‘The woman, 54, was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital in a stable condition.
‘There was no one else on board the boat, which was extensively damaged and sank as a result of the incident.
‘A crime scene has been established. Inquiries continue.’
Bondi resident Roberta Corvino was having dinner at nearby The Newport at the time of the explosion.
‘We suddenly heard a bomb, it really big. We thought there was fireworks, not an explosion in the ocean,’ she told Daily Mail Australia.
There were amazing scenes when a boat exploded at Newport’s Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay on Saturday – with a woman onboard
The boat later sank – after the woman was assisted by a bystander at Newport, on Sydney’s northern beaches
The boat (pictured above) following the explosion on Saturday night in Newport, on Sydney’s northern beaches
A tweet stating a woman on board the boat in her 50s was injured and is being treated for hearing loss and shrapnel wounds
The woman, 54, was later taken to Royal North Shore Hospital with hearing difficulties and shrapnel injuries
Fellow diner Ryan Dawson didn’t know what to think after hearing the explosion.
‘Everyone just suddenly went quiet and it was like – oh what was that,’ he said.
‘And then sirens were going (off) everywhere. It was a bit scary, the fact it was just a boat.’
Will Burgess added ‘we were just sitting having a few drinks and then all of a sudden there was a loud explosion, which was kind of vibrating the table.’
Meanwhile, in a separate incident on Saturday night on Sydney’s waterways, a woman believed to be in her 50s died after a suspected drowning.
NSW Police confirmed the woman died after being pulled unconscious from the water at Elizabeth Bay, in Sydney’s east, about 7pm.
Paramedics performed CPR at the scene, but she was unable to be revived. A report will be prepared for the coroner.
