Boating Accident in Phuket
Last weekend a boat of foreign divers from Phuket sank of the island’s shore. During bad weather on Sunday night, the boat overturned near the Similan Islands.
Authorities reported on Wednesday that they had located four additional victims from the accident. The bodies were trapped in the boat when it sank. The boat is currently fifty meters below water, making extraction of the bodies difficult. An additional body was found at sea the day before.
Twenty-three individuals survived the accident, however there are still two people missing. Those still missing or unidentified come from Germany, Japan, Austria and Switzerland as well as a boat employee, a cook from Thailand.
Phuket is a popular tourist destination in Thailand comprised of a number of individual islands. It is famed for its beaches and water sports such as scuba diving. During the busy season every five star hotel Phuket is bursting with the rich and famous from around the globe.