RHONY Cast 'Thought They Were Going to Die' During Boat Trip on Colombian Getaway

People.com:

Cast members of The Real Housewives of New York City are home safe after a tumultuous trip to Colombia, where they found themselves on a “boat ride from hell” that sources tell PEOPLE left them “crying out for their lives” when the ship’s engine caught fire and the vessel started sinking.

Bravo is investigating the incident, which occurred during the show’s annual girls trip, the network told PEOPLE.

Bethenny Frankel, Ramona Singer, Carole Radziwill, Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Dorinda Medley and Tinsley Mortimer had traveled to the South American country earlier this month — the network’s cameras filming their getaway for RHONY‘s upcoming 10th season.

Though the New York Housewives expected luxury, a source close to production says they experienced quite the opposite during their time in Colombia. The worst of it included a disastrous boat ride to Cartagena that was sold to the women as “a sun-soaked cruise on a 5-star yacht.”

“The boat was old, beaten up and falling apart,” the insider says. “There were no amenities, no food, and a crew that didn’t know what they were doing. I mean, the anchor had to be sawed off before they even departed because it was so rusty and tangled. That’s how bad this was!”

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