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PHUKET, Thailand (AP) – Thai authorities on Sunday began operations to salvage a boat that sank in a storm off the southern resort island of Phuket, killing 41 people, most of them
French diver Laurent Couleau said that a pair of bequests were dangling when he entered the wreck of the double-decker Phoenix on Saturday.
to shore in a bid to retrieve the body.
A navy official, Rear Adm. Charoenpol Kumrasri, told reporters that there were no more bodies inside the wreck. He said: "The disaster on Thursday, Thailand's biggest tourist-related in years, did not appear to deter visitors, with dozens seen leaving on boats
The boat, with 105 people, including 93 tourists, capsized and sank after it was hit by 5-meter (16-foot) waves.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chairman of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations spare no efforts.
Many of the victims had been on group tours, booked in Phuket and China.
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