Phuket – Speedboat crashes into rocks near Maiton Island. The captain is seriously injured; a foreign tourist is seriously injured; a 3-year-old child is unconscious; officials rush to help The cause is still under investigation.
At 3:40 p.m. on December 31, 2023, Andaman Maritime Traffic Control and Safety Center and Sor Chonburi Center. Part 3 has been coordinated by the Phuket Marine Police and operators that A speedboat was found crashing into rocks on the edge of Maiton Island, Rawai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phuket Province, with many injured. So notified the Rawai Subdistrict Municipality rescue team. Chalong Subdistrict Municipality Rescue Phuket Tourist Assistance Center (Kaimook), Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization, ambulance, Chalong Hospital, and Chalong Police Station brought speed boats and personnel to the scene of the incident and Chalong Bay Pier, Chalong Subdistrict, Mueang District, to wait for assistance. The injured were sent to a local hospital.
A speedboat from the Phuket Tourist Assistance Center rushed to the scene. It was discovered that a speedboat owned by an operator passing by the crash site was urgently helping injured foreign tourists off the speedboat that had crashed. with nearly ten people injured They were Asian and European tourists, including children, brought back to shore at Chalong Bay Pier, Chalong Subdistrict, Mueang District before being transported to various hospitals, such as Chalong Hospital, 2 with serious injuries, and Dibuk Hospital, 4 with minor injuries to their bodies. Vachira Phuket Hospital, 3 people, injured all over their bodies. A total of nine people were injured, one of whom was the captain of the speedboat. Seriously injured. Name known as Mr. Natthaphong Kongwilai. Age not yet known. Seriously injured and still unconscious.
From preliminary inquiries into the incident from tourists, it is known that the speedboat in question was named Apirak 89, which was a charter boat that left Chalong Bay Pier, Chalong Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phuket Province, early this morning. This December 31, 2023, heading to travel to Phi Phi Island, Krabi Province, with 3 Chinese tourists, parents and children, whose child is still in serious condition, unconscious, and 4 Russian tourists, parents and children, the captain and the helmsman. There were 2 more boats, totaling 9 people. On the return trip, they stopped at Maiton Island, Wichit Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phuket Province. Then they sailed back to Chalong Bay Pier, Chalong Subdistrict, but the boat crashed into rocks on the edge of the island. A piece of wood on the east side of Wichit Subdistrict, causing the aforementioned injuries.
The cause of the collision with the rocks is currently being investigated by the Phuket Regional Harbor Office. Initially, it was thought that the captain may have lost control of the boat. until unable to control the boat causing the boat to crash into rocks The ship was damaged around the bow and hull. The damages are under investigation.
2023-12-31 10:38:43
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