Phang Nga, A scuba diving tour boat capsizes at Torinla Island. Surin Islands, Phang Nga Province, rushing to search for 2 missing tourists.
At 9:00 a.m. on December 23, 2023, reporters reported that Center for the Protection of National Maritime Interests, Phang Nga Province Received notification from the PIPO Center, Kuraburi, which received notification from the Pornsupranee 9 boat that there was an incident on the scuba diving tour boat named Sawan Tour Boat. Had an accident and drowned at sea The Torinla Island area is far from Surin Islands National Park, 4 nautical miles south, Ko Phra Thong Subdistrict, Kuraburi District, Phang Nga Province, where the boat brought 14 scuba diving tourists from Thap Lamu Pier. to go diving in the said area Initially, the boat Pornsupranee 9 provided assistance. tourist and 12 crew members were safe. Currently, 2 people are still missing, 1 foreigner, 1 Thai, whose name is still unknown. The fishing boat Pornsupranee 9 will bring 12 tourists ashore at Kuraburi Pier. It is expected to reach shore at 12:00 noon.
In this regard, the Phang Nga Province Marine National Interest Protection Center Proceed with coordinating 2 Rip boats (hard-bottomed rubber boats) along with officials from the Surin Islands National Park and 1 rubber boat from the Surin Island Naval Security Unit along with officials to carry out the search. lost tourist If there is progress Will inform you later. While the Royal Thai Navy Hydrographic Department Evaluated the search area frame and the floating direction of the victims at the time of the incident, 48 hours ahead. It was found that the ABCD search area frame followed the expected timescale. and the direction of the victim’s drift towards North-west, distance 60 nautical miles.
Source: Thai News Agency