Eight Chinese tourists hospitalised after being forced to jump from a boat that caught fire off the central Queensland coast yesterday have been discharged.
Eleven of the 42 passengers aboard the Spirit of 1770 were taken to hospital after they were told to jump from the catamaran on the Great Barrier Reef and seek refuge in life rafts while they waited to be rescued.
A Bundaberg Base Hospital spokesman said eight people, all aged in their 60s, admitted on Wednesday were discharged today, but remained on site while they waited for transport.
They suffered a range of minor injuries that included cuts and dehydration.
Three people aged in their 50s and 60s were taken to Gladstone Hospital where they remain in a stable condition.