Thirty-five people, including one from Hong Kong, were injured after the tour speedboat hit a channel marker on the Thai holiday island of Phuket on Wednesday. The accident occurred when the speedboat was bringing 21 Russians, nine Kazakhstan nationals, one Hong Kong visitor, one Chinese national and one Ukrainian back from the Phi Phi islands to Chalong Bay at about 5.30pm. The boat smashed into the channel marker located about 700 metres from the Chalong pier and sustained heavy damage. It was learned that the injury included a 20-year-old Hong Kong citizen surnamed Lai. An initial investigation found that the boat driver might have dozed off, said Natchaphong Pranit, Chief of the Phuket Marine Office.

Source: The Standard May 18, 2023 17:37 UTC