Passengers Evacuated as River Cruise Boat Catches on Fire in Phnom Penh

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Passengers Evacuated as River Cruise Boat Catches on Fire in Phnom Penh

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Phnom Penh, Cambodia News: On April 23, 2019,a tourist cruise boat caught on fire on the river opposite Sangkat Chroy Chongvar in Phnom Penh.
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A security man said that when he saw the smoke coming out of the boat he realized that it was on fire, so he reported to the police immediately.
After that, the police boats arrived rapidly on the scene to put out the fire and evacuate the passengers; fortunately there was nobody injured.
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Re: Passengers Evacuated as River Cruise Boat Catches on Fire in Phnom Penh

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The boat reportedly belongs to Aqua Mekong Luxury Cruise Ships, who run river cruises between Ho Chi Min City in Vietnam and Siem Reap, Cambodia, and it looks very similar to the Aqua Mekong ship shown on their video here:


More here: Luxury Cruising on the Mekong Delta, where 3 nights with Aqua Mekong start at US$4,000.
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