Boat catches fire in harbour near Melbourne

A boat is on fire in Port Phillip Bay, south of Melbourne‘s city centre, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky.

One resident who called into radio station 3AW said the vessel is about a kilometre from the Harbour at Elwood Beach.

“I can see huge flames coming out of it,” he said.

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A boat is on fire in Port Phillip Bay, south of Melbourne’s city centre, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky. (9News)
A boat has gone up in flames on Port Phillip Bay. (Nine)

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