The Real Housewives of New York City were left traumatized when their luxurious pleasure cruise through the seas of Colombia went up in flames and started to sink.

The ladies of the reality television show were enjoying a day of sunbathing at sea during a group trip to Cartagena when they suddenly found themselves in hot water, a source told Page Six.

Flames engulfed the engine and the boat started to sink in already turbulent water, leaving the cast panicking, sobbing and even throwing up.

The cast - which includes Dorinda Medley, Bethenny Frankel, Ramona Singer, Carole Radziwill, Tinsley Mortimer and Luann de Lesseps - quickly realized the luxurious day cruise they were put on was actually a decrepit boat.



The Real Housewives of New York City were distraught when their luxurious pleasure cruise through the seas of Colombia went up in flames

The ladies of the reality television show were enjoying a day of sunbathing at sea during a group trip to Cartagena when suddenly they found themselves in hot water, a source told Page Six. Pictured is Ramona Singer, who posted this photo of herself on the boat before heading out to sea, bragging about the magnificent vacation she was taking

Just moments before, the Bravo ladies were excited to spend the day soaking in the sun and having Colombian cocktails with Ramona Singer even posting a photograph to boast about her magnificent trip.

As soon as they started to get things going, the source said everything went wrong, explaining that the boat 'couldn't even move.'

'The anchor got stuck, so the crew had to saw the anchor off before they could sail anywhere,' the source said.

The cruise went from bad to worse when the engine went up in a 'huge blaze.'

'The crew was fighting to put it out,' the source said.

'They didn't have a fire extinguisher nor did they speak English.'

Violent seas meant anything not nailed down started 'flying about' the source said.

And in typical Real Housewife fashion, their response only made matters worse.

But as soon as they started to get things going, the source said everything went wrong, explaining that the boat 'couldn't even move.' Pictured is the area of Cartagena where the women went boating

Bethenny Frankel (left) and Dorinda (center, next to Sonja Morgan) were both soaking wet and 'screaming hysterically,' desperate to get off the boat

Tinsley Mortimer, left with Ramona Singer in July 2017, started throwing up with seasickness because the waters were so rough

Bethenny, Ramona and Dorinda were reportedly soaked from head to toe and 'screaming hysterically.'

Carole and Tinsley started throwing up with seasickness due to the rough seas.

'They all thought they were going to die and they were hysterical,' the source said.

'They were far out to sea and they thought they were going down like the Titanic.'

Eventually a passing boat spotted the ladies in despair and stopped in to rescue the Real Housewives from their watery nightmare.

The women were so distraught by the cruise that Bravo offered them counselling, according to Page Six,

'The Real Housewives of New York City cast was recently on a boat in South America and encountered some turbulence,' a Bravo rep told the paper.

'Thankfully, everyone is fine and was able to continue their vacation as planned.

'The safety of our cast and crew is paramount, and, to that end, we are doing a full investigation.'