Thai tourist boat capsizes leaving one person dead, dozens missing

BREAKING NEWS: One man is dead and dozens of Chinese tourists remain missing after a boat capsized off the Thai island of Phuket.

Phuket, Thailand boat capsize

เจ้าหน้าที่กู้ชีพและรักษาพยาบาลของไทยเข้าดูแลผู้โดยสารซึ่งได้รับการช่วยชีวิตจากเรือนักท่องเที่ยวที่อับปางลงเนื่องจากท้องทะเลปั่นป่วน ณ ท่าเรือแห่งหนึ่งที่ภูเก็ต Source: Getty Images

The Phoenix was carrying around 90 passengers when it began to keel over after it was hit by massive waves, prompting a rescue operation that stretched into the night and left authorities scrambling to react.

The body of a man wearing a life jacket with the logo of the Phoenix boat was pulled from the sea late Thursday.

You can read the full story in English on SBS News here.


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