Five British vacationers had been rescued after their polyester boat went up in flames within the Ionian Sea.

The UK nationals had been crusing some 70 metres off the northern coast of the beautiful Greek island of Zakynthos when the incident occurred.

It isn't but clear what sparked the terrifying blaze, which rapidly took maintain of the whole ship.

Astonishing photos from Greece's Ionian TV present large flames engulfing the hull.

A path of black thick smoke can be seen rising from the boat, from which the vacationers managed to flee virtually unhurt.

The Britons had been helped by crew members on one other non-public boat, who observed the vacationers in misery and sailed to rescue them.

After being delivered to shore, one of many passengers who had suffered minor burns was taken to a clinic for first help.

The boat utilized by the Britons sank, native media reported.

This terrifying incident occurred on the identical island the place one other British vacationer, 19-year-old Ryan Bennet, died following an accident involving a quad bike.

Another 19-year-old passenger was left with minor bruises.

Greek police stated the tragedy struck within the early hours of July 7 and that no different automobile was concerned within the incident.

Both youngsters wore helmets, ERT Zakynthos reported, on the time of the accident and had been stated to be shifting at a sluggish tempo.

The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) had beforehand referred to as on travelling UK nationals to think twice about renting quad bikes or mopeds throughout their holidays.

The organisation cited dire statistics on highway accidents to discourage the usage of these autos, saying that ABTA members reported 36 quad bike accidents in 2017 alone.

Greece is a vacation spot deeply liked by British vacationers, with some 3.6 million UK guests heading to the nation in 2022, in response to knowledge shared by Statista.

Only three different nations had been extra visited by Britons final yr, together with Italy, which counted 3.9 million arrivals from the UK.

France may boast a whopping 7.4 million entry from Britain.

Coming in first place, maybe unsurprisingly, was Spain, which recorded greater than 15,600 arrivals from Britain in 2022.