The sudden turn of the tide caused hundreds of fun-goers to save their lives and threatened to swallow a sandbar while holding a wild party.
Chaotic footage showed a crowd of 600 people rushing to safety 400 meters from Cullen Bay in Darwin, where devotees gathered to have fun on Saturday.
As the sea level rose rapidly, party-goers boarded the boat, while others cling to floating objects to survive.
The water police were called in to aid after some boats collided in a ruckus, and one capsized due to overloading of smaller boats.
Disputes also broke out between groups on the boats, and a 48-year-old man was taken to the Royal Darwin Hospital for evaluation.
Watch Commander Xavier McMahon said: “The NT Water Police Section continues to investigate several identified maritime crimes.”
‘People don’t realize how quickly a situation can turn with the NT tide, and it was disheartening to see that such a large crowd is so irresponsible and puts so many people at risk.
‘Around 300 liters of liquor were seized and destroyed.’
600 partygoers are left scrambling for safety after attending a sandbar party 400 meters off Cullen Bay in Darwin (pictured, Massive Gathering)
NT News claimed that some boat operators who took party-goers to the sandbar had initially asked to be paid in drugs.
The party organizers said that those having fun after the horrific scenes were themselves responsible for their own safety.
He hired a boat to take people back and forth to the sandbar, but did not expect a massive tidal change.
The organizers also had a COVID-19 check-in QR code for the party attendees.
Lucy Baer, who attended the party, said that when the tide began to creep, the music stopped and everyone was told to go back to the shore.
Another person attending the party said, “Everyone was trapped in the bar, standing there trying to ask for a lift.” nt news.
Other onlookers said more than 20 boats were bringing people back from the island, and music shook shoppers on the shore.
Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Billy Lynch said organizers underestimated spring tide fluctuations.
‘They must have gone into the sandbar because of the great low tide,’ he said.
‘But you also get a nice high tide and when that happens the tide comes very quickly.’
After the tide rises rapidly, the sandbar is quickly submerged, leaving ravines to attempt to find safety on the boats (pictured, a party attendee finds the safety of a boat)
Meanwhile, the Northern Territory has begun rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to Darwin schools, with one school students already have up their sleeves.
Senior students are being given priority for the vaccine to ensure that they are not interrupted during their exams in the last week of the fourth semester.
Middle school students will begin receiving their first dose next month after all children 12 years of age or older become eligible for the Pfizer vaccine at the end of August.
Health Minister Natasha Files encouraged youth territories to get the jab, saying the Delta version was rolling out to NSW and Victoria.
“There are a lot of appointments available, our teams will be in schools, they will be out in the bushes, so it’s time for vaccinations,” he told reporters on Monday.
Some were stranded, hanging on floating objects, before being rescued (pictured, attendees braced for safety)
Year 12 student Mickey Coleman says he and his fellow students were excited and eager to achieve this success.
He said, ‘It will be really helpful to do their exams for year 12 in the next session and hopefully if we go into lockdown we will be able to go to school.
‘Also for any student who wants to go to university in the South next year, having the vaccinations will enable them to travel.’
As with other school-based vaccination programs, parental consent is required.
Students will not be vaccinated until the signed consent form is returned to the school.
More than 70 percent of people living in areas have received their first COVID-19 dose and more than 50 percent have been fully vaccinated.
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