Wellington (AFP) - Fifty-seven passengers and crew were forced to leap for their lives from a charter boat that burst into flames off New Zealand's east coast on Monday, police said.
The vessel, packed with tourists, was returning from White Island, an active volcano in the Bay of Plenty, when the fire broke out.
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