A boat explosion left a trail of destruction across an upmarket marina with a woman onboard barely escaping with her life.
The huge explosion shook houses several suburbs away from Newport Anchorage Marina, on Sydney s northern beaches, about 8pm on Saturday.
The 57-year-old woman was by herself lying down on a couch inside the 14m vessel at the time of the blast which shook nearby houses. She was asleep on the yacht and she s heard a big bang and then she s managed to get off the boat where she s been assisted by another female to a safe area, NSW Ambulance Chief Inspector Darren Hoschke said.