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Searching for dozens of missing Chinese tourists whose boat capsized off the Thai island of Phuket resumed Friday, divers getting ready to search the hull, the local governor told reporters . in the afternoon, when he was hammered by waves five feet (15 feet) high that had been whipped by a storm.
The boat, which had left the popular place of Koh Racha to return to Phuket, was carrying 105 passengers, most of them Chinese tourists.
The body of one of the passengers, considered a Chinese holidaymaker, was removed from the sea on Thursday night and returned to shore shortly before the search was canceled for the night. Helicopters, police and fishing boats were deployed on Friday at the start of the rescue mission.
"We will conduct aerial searches and send divers to check inside the submerged Phoenix boat". o When the boat collapsed, tourists wore life jackets, he adds.
Thailand is already under the spotlight of a dramatic rescue mission in the north of the country, after 12 boys and their football coach were trapped.
Stunned Survivors of the Boat Accident Huddled in Covers on a Phuket Jetty Thursday
Some cried while others seemed stunned as they were strolling still wearing their life jackets. "The Phoenix was part of several boats that seemed to have ignored a warning of severe weather in place since Wednesday to take tourists on trips to the islands that dot the seas.
A Chinese consular official arrived at the operations center in Phuket to monitor the rescue effort.
Several other ships encountered problems on Thursday night, and according to early reports, all the passengers on these boats were rescued.
But the details faded away overnight, and Governor Noraphat said two more passengers were still missing, Western sun seekers and a large number of Chinese tourists who make up the bulk of the 35 million people should visit the kingdom this year. [19659011] Thailand has a poor health and safety record and accidents are common on its way and water courses – Especially in the tourist areas during the monsoon season that is now biting
The boat, which had left the popular spot of Koh Racha to return to Phuket, was carrying 105 passengers, the most Chinese tourists
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