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(3rd UPDATE) Many of the dead are drifting away, face down in the water, still wearing lifejackets, several miles from where the Phoenix sank after being hit by waves 5 meters high. a storm Thursday night
RECOVER THE DEATHS. Thai rescuers transfer a body (C) to Chalong Pier in Phuket on July 6, 2018. Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP
PHUKET, Thailand (3rd UPDATE) – Thai rescuers fired 37 bodies of water from Offshore Phuket's island holiday on Friday, July 6th, after a tourist boat fell to sea with dozens of Chinese passengers aboard.
Many deaths were found adrift in the water, still wearing life jackets. (miles) from where the Phoenix sank after being hit by waves 5 meters high in a storm on Thursday night.
"The death toll today is 37, of which 18 are still missing," said one Thai. Navy official late Friday, asking for anonymity.
A survivor, a Chinese woman, was rushed to hospital in Phuket, according to an AFP journalist at the scene, after being found several kilometers from the boat after spending the night in l & # 39; water.
His condition was unknown
The three-story boat was carrying 105 passengers, mostly Chinese tourists, when it sank.
"The sky was clear when we went out, we had no idea that the weather could change," said Wu Jun, 28, at the bedside of his wife Long Hai Ning's hospital
The two men who were on honeymoon were on different decks, but the boat managed to escape.
"I grabbed a railing and I pulled myself apart. on board, "he told AFP, adding that he feared that women and children would get stuck on the lower deck.The Phoenix seems to be one of the worst disasters of the recent history of Thailand
The boat sank 40 meters below the surface of the Andaman Sea, a few kilometers away on the coast of Koh He, an island known for its coral formations and popular with a day trip of the tourist lover of Phuket
A stream of body bags was brought back to the river Chalong's age in Phuket and taken to a nearby hospital for identification.
Helicopters continued to sweep the water Friday afternoon in what appeared "I'm not sure how many survivors," said Noraphat Plodthong, the governor of Phuket, struggling with a gloomy air
Some 48 people – passengers and crew members – were rescued from the Phoenix before the operation was suspended overnight.
Thai number two, Pratt Wongsuwon, ordered an investigation into why "the boat sailed". Thai police said that they would seek to accuse the captain and the owner of negligence.
The Phoenix was part of several boats that seemed to have ignored a warning in place since Wednesday not to take tourists to the islands that dot the
Several other ships encountered problems Thursday night, but all their passengers have been rescued.
Thailand is already in the spotlight of a dramatic rescue mission in the north of the country after 12 boys and their children. Chinese consular official arrived at operations center in Phuket to monitor relief operations
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Lu Kang said a working group was on its way to Thailand. [19659006"WehopethattheAfricanarabethefightsforthheffortsandfairofthecontemplatingforthefreeforforespreadsandfacingwithanothermeasuresofthefeed"hesaid
Phuket attracts hordes of visitors Chinese tourists and Chinese tourists who account for nearly one third of the 35 million people are expected to visit Thailand this year.
Last year, 9.8 million Chinese tourists visited Thailand, and five million January and May of this year.
Thailand has a poor health and safety record and accidents are common on its roads and waterways, especially in tourist areas during the monsoon season. – Rappler.com
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