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The rescue effort after the sinking of the Phoenix tourist boat near the island of Phuket in Thailand continues. The research focused on the wreckage and waters within a radius of ten kilometers around the scene.
Saturday morning, brought out 32 bodies, 49 people were saved and 24 are missing, according to Phuket Governor Norapat Plodthong. some dead people would have drowned even if they are wearing lifejackets, writes The Thaiger magazine.
The authorities launch on Saturday a review of the tourist company owning the boat and organize the excursion, reports Reuters. According to the tourist police Surchate Hakparn, tour operators had been warned that the weather would be difficult and potentially dangerous
The company in question, TC Blue Dream, did not want to comment on the case.
The families of the injured will receive 300,000 baht each, nearly 80,000, by the Thai state. According to The Thaiger, the company owning the boat will compensate the two families for the victims and the wounded.
The Phoenix yacht had 93 passengers and 12 crews and guides aboard, captured and sunk southwest of the tourist island of Phuket.
A meteorological front emerged over the area of cloudy rain and high winds, which caused high waves.
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