Photos have emerged online of a boat with a number of people on it in Malta amid strict COVID-19 restrictions. 

The boat, Sea Bird, was captured carrying a large group of people around bays in Malta, with many spotting the vessel inside Comino’s Blue Lagoon. 

Malta has been on quasi lockdown since a major spike in cases at the start of the year with non-essential retail outlets opening today, while restaurants and snack bars will reopen in a couple of weeks. 

Meanwhile, there has been a two-person limit in public, which was only extended to four today. 

It seems that Transport Malta officials have been patrolling bays to ensure people are following COVID-19 measures. It is as yet unclear whether officials approached the vessel and issued a fine. However, commenters online indicated that nothing happened.

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