Overview
- The Korawich Marine 888, carrying 52 passengers and three crew, struck the fishing trawler Pichai Samut 1 near Koh Gai by the Phi Phi Islands.
- The speedboat’s bow was torn off, the vessel overturned and sank, and dozens were thrown into the Andaman Sea.
- The Russian Consulate in Phuket confirmed the death of an 18-year-old Russian woman, while passenger nationalities are still being verified.
- At least a dozen people were injured, with patients initially treated on Phi Phi and transferred to hospitals in Phuket for further care.
- Rescue teams from nearby Phuket responded to the scene, and officials reported the trawler was undamaged with no oil spill observed.