Overview
- The collision occurred around 09:00 local time near the Phi Phi islands off Phuket.
- The tourist boat was carrying 52 foreign passengers and three Thai crew members.
- The victim was identified as 18-year-old Russian citizen Elizaveta Starykh.
- Initial tallies report 21–22 injured, with first aid given on Phi Phi and some patients transferred to Phuket for further treatment.
- Thai media reported severe bow damage to the tourist vessel, and local authorities have opened an investigation.