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The bodies of 37 people who died in the wreck of a boat carrying tourists off Phuket in southern Thailand were found, officials said Friday. It is 37 and 18 are still missing, "said a Thai naval officer reporting a new stock of wrecks.
The bodies were found floating several kilometers from the area where the" Phoenix " sank. "
The" Phoenix ", with 105 people on board, mostly Chinese passengers, was wrecked Thursday amidst a storm that caused waves of up to 5 meters.
Several divers who managed to arrive Friday at the ship saw "more than 10 bodies" in the hull of the submerged ship, said a Thai naval officer, Rear Admiral Charoenphon Khumrasee.
Khumrasee said the divers would try to recover these bodies A Chinese survivor, found several kilometers from the wreck after spending the night in the water, was hospitalized in Phuket, said the 39; AFP. His health is unknown.
"The sky was clear when we left, we did not imagine that the weather could change so quickly," said Wu Jun, 28, hospitalized at the hospital where his wife Long Hai has been admitted. Ning The couple, who was on their honeymoon, was separated on the ship but survived.
"I grabbed the railing and I was able to climb," he said.
The wreckage is found, according to the Thai Navy, 40 meters deep, a few kilometers from the island Koh He, known for its coral formations and visited by tourists.
"I do not know how many people have survived," said Phuket governor Noraphat Plodthong.
– Storm announced –
Authorities on the island issued a storm warning on Wednesday, which the ship ignored.
The Council ordered the initiation of an investigation into the reasons why "the boat" went out at sea despite the "warning" of bad weather.
However, despite these warnings , other ships went to sea and faced bad weather on Thursday in the same region.
Phuket attracts many vi foreign locals, including westerners and Chinese tourists, who make up the bulk of the 35 million people expected Thailand this year.A total of 9.8 million Chinese tourists visited Thailand last year.
Thailand also does the same. Subject of the international media attention for the spectacular rescue that is in preparation for 12 children and their football coach, trapped for nearly two weeks, a flooded cave in the north of the country.
Friday morning, before that they do not c start to recover the bodies, 56 people were missing in what is one of the worst wrecks of recent years Thailand ]
A total of 48 passengers, passengers and members including crew, was rescued Thursday. A first corpse of one of the passengers – considered a Chinese tourist – was taken from the sea on Thursday night
The survivors were lodged Thursday night on a breakwater in Phuket. Still shocked, some remained huddled under blankets. Others were crying or walking, the lifejacket still in place
Source: AFP
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