Three rescued after sharks attack boat off Australian coast

BRISBANE, Australia: The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said this week that three people on board an inflatable catamaran were rescued after several sharks attacked and damaged their vessel.

The attack on the Tion, a nine-meter inflatable catamaran on a round-the-world expedition, occurred on the Coral Sea off the northeast coast of Australia on September 6.

The vessel was located about 519 m