Eight rescued from 'frog'

Eight tourists on a "frog" pleasure boat trip were rescued by a Thames lifeboat after the amphibious craft began to take on water.

The passengers, including a girl of five, were near Lambeth Bridge when the engines failed and the vessel drifted into a moored boat.

The frog became pinned and began to list. The passengers and two crew had to climb out of the portholes.

London Duck Tours introduced the yellow fleet with the "frogs" nickname in 2000. The Port of London Authority is investigating the incident.