Three men escaped injury on Australia Day after diving into the water moments before being struck by a ferry near Daydream Island.
Cruise Whitsundays’ executive director Chris Jacobs said the unfortunate incident occurred just after 1pm last Thursday.
“One of the Cruise Whitsundays’ ferries hit a dinghy at anchor off the Northern end of Daydream Island. The dinghy was occupied by three men fishing who fortunately saw the impending collision and dived into the water before impact,” Mr Jacobs said.
The men were recovered from the water by Daydream water sports staff who were close by at the time of the incident.
The men appeared to be unharmed though obviously shaken. The dinghy whilst badly damaged did not sink and was towed back to Shute Harbour.
“As soon as he heard of the incident the company CEO Peter Duncan went out to Daydream to meet with the men and assist where he could.
“The skipper who has worked for the company from the day it started some seven years ago was badly shaken.
“He, the management and owners of the business are all just glad that the men in the dinghy seem to have escaped serious injury and we are obviously deeply concerned that the incident happened.
“Our CEO has already assured the owner of the vessel and the others involved that the cost of the damage to the dinghy and any other equipment will be covered by Cruise Whitsundays.
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