Twelve people were rescued after their cruise boat sank on Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra.

Twelve people were rescued without injury after a cruise boat sank on Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra on Sunday. Maritime police responded to a distress call and safely transferred the passengers to shore. The cause of the sinking is under investigation but suspected to be due to equipment failure. Incidents on the lake are rare, with the last notable ones occurring in 2007, 2009, and 2011.

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