'Extremely hazardous' levels of highly toxic gas are found in the luxury cruise ship toilet where a woman, 39, was found dead during a party on Sydney Harbour
- Shalina Abdul Hussien, 39, died on board a boat in Sydney Harbour on Saturday
- Emergency crews were called to White Bay Cruise Terminal, Balmain, at 4.10pm
- Police, paramedics and hazardous materials squads established a crime scene
- Fire and Rescue teams said they didn't detect anything alarming on board ship
- But HAZMAT crews recorded 'extremely hazardous' levels of hydrogen sulphate
'Extremely hazardous' levels of toxic gas were found in a cruise ship's toilet cubicle where a woman was found dead during a party on Sydney Harbour.
Shalina Abdul Hussien, 39, was reported missing on board the Lady Rose on Saturday afternoon before her body was discovered by a deckhand.
Police, paramedics and hazardous materials squads established a crime scene and said Ms Hussien's death was not suspicious or drug-related.
Fire and Rescue teams said they didn't detect anything alarming, but HAZMAT crews later recorded 'extremely hazardous' levels of deadly hydrogen sulphate in the toilet.
Levels of the toxic gas reached the highest possible reading on testing machines, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
'Extremely hazardous' levels of toxic gas were found in the Lady Rose's (pictured) toilet cubicle where a woman was found dead during a party on Sydney Harbour
Shalina Abdul Hussien, 39, was reported missing on board the Lady Rose on Saturday afternoon (file photo)
Fire and Rescue NSW said those readings were 'not consistent with what we found on Saturday'.
Ms Hussien is believed to have collapsed in the bathroom, with police saying passengers on the boat reported a 'strange smell'.
Ambulance Inspector Giles Buchanan said Ms Hussien was found unconscious, not breathing and in cardiac arrest.
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Paramedics boarded the boat at the marina in Roberts Street, Balmain, and worked on the woman for upwards of 20 minutes after extricating her from the bathroom.
She couldn't be revived and died at the scene.
Several partygoers were treated for shock, with Mr Buchanan explaining many of them were rattled by 'the disturbing nature of the scene'.
Police, paramedics and hazardous materials squads established a crime scene and said Ms Hussien's death was not suspicious or drug-related
Other guests on board were seen crying and comforting each other, and a spokesman for Ambulance NSW said multiple people were treated for shock after witnessing 'the disturbing nature of the scene'
The group were seen crying and hugging each other around the Lady Rose, which is owned by All Occasion Cruises.
The company offers luxury day cruises throughout the Sydney Harbour and claim to have the biggest fleet in Sydney.
One woman had been put on a stretcher and taken away by an ambulance.
'We've been comforting a lot of participants at the party and on the boat, as well as the crew,' Mr Buchanan said, noting some guests had been in 'emotional shock'.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
A crime scene was established on the cruise boat as police conduct a full investigation
The company offers luxury day cruises throughout the Sydney Harbour and claim to have the biggest fleet in Sydney
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