There were no further details about the accused crew member’s actions in relation to the accident. The boat’s licence was also checked but it had been found to have been properly registered, Krissana added. They found the sunken burned hull of the speedboat stuck amid rocks along with the boat’s three engines and towed the remains to Phi Phi Beach for a detailed inspection. Police officers On Monday were waiting to talk to boat captain Kriengkrai Boonsri, 28, who was being treated in a Krabi |Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU). He said the private pier had not kept records of passengers’ number and names, as public piers are required to do, posing difficulties for authorities seeking to provide assistance to the victims.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 15, 2018 11:37 UTC