Fire Wrecks Yachts On Australia's Gold Coast

A fire has destroyed three 40-foot yachts and badly damaged another at a marina on Australia's Gold Coast.

The fire started at 3am local time on Wednesday outside the luxury Palazzo Versace hotel.

Australian media estimated the cost of the damage at £2.65m (A$5m) and said police were trying to trace the owners.

The wreckage of one of the luxury yachts

Queensland Fire and Rescue spokesman Todd Murray told Australia's ABC News that it had been a difficult operation for the seven crews of firefighters on the scene.

"Limited water supplies, limited access. We were very lucky. We were able to isolate it just as the three boats that were initially on fire," he said.

Local boat owner Ross MacCullum said: "I dragged a couple of luxury boats out of the way otherwise they would have gone up as well."

Palazzo Versace Hotel. Pic: Erik K Veland

As daylight came police and staff at the Mirage Marina were seen trying to pull debris from the water after the fire had been put out.

Police said the cause of the blaze was unknown.

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