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Perth Now
4 days ago
- Perth Now
Aussie tourist tells of terrifying moment she abandoned capsized boat in Bali
An Australian has described the terrifying moments fearing for her life when a tourist boat capsized in Bali. Megan Hughes, from Perth, said she smashed a window and squeezed her way to safety while also helping others flee the ill-fated vessel. She was one of 89 passengers on the boat just offshore fromLembongan Village, on the island of Nusa Lembongan, when it sunk about 4.30pm, local time., on Wednesday The vessel, known as The Tanis, was newly loaded with passengers and had been backing out on its way to Sanur when it was hit by a wave from behind and began taking on water. All passengers were evacuated to safety by 6.30pm local time. There were no deaths or serious injuries reported. Aussie Megan Hughes speaking on Sunrise on Friday about the terrifying moment a boat capsized in Bali. Credit: Seven 'Originally, I had the earbuds in and I didn't quite realise what was going on,' Hughes told Sunrise on Friday. 'I could hear the screams. I looked out and there was water up to the seats and I looked at the girl next to me and I said 'we need to get out'. The boat is tilting and it's on an angle. 'The water was nearly up to the windows and everyone was just scrambling, like climbing over the chairs to try to get out. We were trying to smash the windows to get out. 'Glass was going everywhere. Kids were screaming. People who couldn't swim as well were screaming and grabbing any life jacket they could find. We were scrambling over each other to get out the window.' Hughes said the deceptive angle of footage of the incident made the boat look close to the beach. However, she described it as being a lot further from the shore than it appeared. Hughes said she feared she might not escape until a window finally gave way and she was able to squeeze through it. 'I did (fear for my life),' she said. 'When I tried to smash the window and I couldn't get out, I was thinking I'm going to get trapped on this boat with only a few ways to get out. The windows are so small. 'To get through the window, I struggled ... to see the boat fill up with water so quickly, that was really scary.' Hughes said when the wave first hit the boat, the doors were open. 'Everyone was like 'oh my gosh, we are getting wet' (but still) recording and not realising the severity of it,' she said. 'All of a sudden there was loads and loads of water in the boat and it started to go down.'
7NEWS
4 days ago
- 7NEWS
Aussie tourist tells of the terrifying moment she abandoned capsized boat in Bali
An Australian has described the terrifying moments fearing for her life when a tourist boat capsized in Bali. Megan Hughes, from Perth, said she smashed a window and squeezed her way to safety while also helping others flee the ill-fated vessel. She was one of 89 passengers on the boat just offshore fromLembongan Village, on the island of Nusa Lembongan, when it sunk about 4.30pm, local time., on Wednesday The vessel, known as The Tanis, was newly loaded with passengers and had been backing out on its way to Sanur when it was hit by a wave from behind and began taking on water. All passengers were evacuated to safety by 6.30pm local time. There were no deaths or serious injuries reported. 'Originally, I had the earbuds in and I didn't quite realise what was going on,' Hughes told Sunrise on Friday. 'I could hear the screams. I looked out and there was water up to the seats and I looked at the girl next to me and I said 'we need to get out'. The boat is tilting and it's on an angle. 'The water was nearly up to the windows and everyone was just scrambling, like climbing over the chairs to try to get out. We were trying to smash the windows to get out. 'Glass was going everywhere. Kids were screaming. People who couldn't swim as well were screaming and grabbing any life jacket they could find. We were scrambling over each other to get out the window.' Hughes said the deceptive angle of footage of the incident made the boat look close to the beach. However, she described it as being a lot further from the shore than it appeared. Hughes said she feared she might not escape until a window finally gave way and she was able to squeeze through it. 'I did (fear for my life),' she said. 'When I tried to smash the window and I couldn't get out, I was thinking I'm going to get trapped on this boat with only a few ways to get out. The windows are so small. 'To get through the window, I struggled ... to see the boat fill up with water so quickly, that was really scary.' Hughes said when the wave first hit the boat, the doors were open. 'Everyone was like 'oh my gosh, we are getting wet' (but still) recording and not realising the severity of it,' she said. 'All of a sudden there was loads and loads of water in the boat and it started to go down.'
NBC News
24-04-2025
- Business
- NBC News
Trump expected to target ActBlue, a major Democratic fundraising platform
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order or memorandum Thursday aimed at ActBlue, the leading Democratic fundraising platform, a senior White House official told NBC News. The source said the action is related to how the platform verifies and reports its donors and users. Politico was the first to report on the move. ActBlue is the primary fundraising tool for Democratic candidates and, in many cases, the default donation option on Democratic campaign websites. It is widely considered one of the pillars of the party's digital ecosystem. The platform works as a conduit, facilitating individual donations for campaigns and nonprofits and taking a 3.95% processing fee on most donations. Megan Hughes, a spokesperson for Act Blue, said the organization "strictly abides by all federal and state laws governing its activities." 'ActBlue plays a vital role in enabling all Americans to participate in our democracy and the organization strictly abides by all federal and state laws governing its activities," Hughes said. "We will always stand steadfast in defending the rights of all Americans to participate in our democracy and ActBlue will continue its mission undeterred and uninterrupted, providing a safe, secure fundraising platform for the millions of grassroots donors who rely on us.' A spokesperson for the Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In early April, the heads of three Republican-led House committees released a report detailing what they characterized as "illegal activity" on ActBlue and accused the platform of failing to take action against alleged fraud. "ActBlue's internal turmoil, lack of a functioning legal team, possible retaliatory actions, and failure to take fraud seriously raise new questions about the platform's ability to deter fraud and comply with federal election law," the three GOP lawmakers said in a joint statement accompanying the report. Meanwhile, Trump ally Elon Musk has repeatedly blasted ActBlue on his social media platform, X. In a post on March 8, for example, Musk appeared to suggest that "ActBlue-funded groups" were behind the recent wave of nationwide protests against his electric car company, Tesla.
