‘I begged him to stop the boat’

FIVE friends of Brazil Bourke have revealed how a night in the party capital of Europe quickly turned to tragedy.

‘I begged him to stop the boat’
Wed, 23 Jun, 2010 - 01:00
Tom Worden

The five told a Spanish court how they were part of a group of 12 friends who joined 186 others on the Captain Nemo.

The ship had a crew of three including the captain, and about seven staff from the party organisers who had hired the vessel.

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