Black smoke billows from the King Poseidon 959 after an explosion believed caused by a fuel leak near Koh Phi Phi island in the Andaman coast province of Krabi on Sunday. (Photo: Krabi Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office)The Office of Insurance Commission has ordered two insurance firms to quickly pay the compensation due to 16 Chinese tourists injured in Sunday’s speedboat explosion off Phi Phi island. OIC secretary-general SuthiphonThawveechaiyagarn said the speedboat, King Poseidon 959, was insured through Viriyah Insurance Co and Siam City Insurance. Sixteen tourists were injured when the boat, carrying 26 Chinese visitors, including three children, exploded off Phi Phi island in Krabi on Sunday. Each injured victim would be eligible for up to 500,000 baht medical expenses, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post January 16, 2018 04:52 UTC