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Russians killed in boat crash
News, Published on 11/02/2020
» PHUKET: Two Russian children were killed and 19 other Russian tourists injured when two speedboats collided near a marina in Muang district at about 7.50am yesterday.
Drills to replace lion dancers in Phuket
News, Published on 19/01/2020
» Phuket plans to welcome the Year of the Rat later this week not with lion dances and wishes of good luck, but with maritime safety drills as it moves to rebuild tourist confidence.
Boat tragedy spurs safety overhaul
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/07/2018
» Chinese ambassador Lyu Jian on Monday thanked the Thai government, rescue workers and support teams for their collaborative efforts in rescuing survivors and retrieving the bodies of Chinese victims after two tour boats sank off the coast of Phuket on July 5.
Chinese tourists cancel Phuket stays worth B7m
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/07/2018
» PHUKET: Around 7,300 rooms at 19 local hotels booked by Chinese tourists have been cancelled, causing over seven million baht in losses, following the Phoenix tour boat tragedy which claimed 47 of their compatriots' lives early this month.
Last 'Phoenix' victim still lost at sea
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/07/2018
» Authorities failed on Thursday to retrieve the body of the 47th and final victim from the tour boat Phoenix, which sank in the waters off Phuket following a storm last week.
Search ongoing for 14 missing
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/07/2018
» China has urged Thailand to make an all-out effort to find the 14 people who remained unaccounted for after a tourist boat they were travelling in sank in rough seas off of Phuket on Thursday.
Body found as search for missing tourists continues in Phuket
Online Reporters, Published on 08/07/2018
» Rescuers are combing beaches and islands in the search for 14 people, most of them Chinese tourists, still missing after their boat sunk off the Phuket coast on Thursday.
Eight more bodies found in Phuket ship capsize
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/07/2018
» >> Eight more bodies were retrieved yesterday from a tourist boat that capsized off Phuket on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 41, as authorities gear up efforts to locate the 15 who are still missing.
49 missing in Phuket after boat capsize
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/07/2018
» Phuket: Marine authorities were racing against time last night to find 49 people missing at sea from one of two boats which capsized in strong seas off the coast of the island province early last evening.
Rescue success!
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/10/2010
» All 33 trapped miners have been rescued in a splendid example of Chilean national unity. Will Thailand's political leaders take note?