Tour speedboat hits trawler, tourist killed, off Krabi coastListen to this articlePassengers and boat crew in life jackets, thrown into the sea by the collision, are taken aboard a rescue boat after their speedboat hit a trawler and overturned near Koh Kai-Koh Phi Phi in Krabi province on Sunday. (Photo: Krabi Public Relations Office)A tour speedboat collided with a trawler near Koh Khai-Koh Phi Phi in Krabi province on Sunday injuring 22 people, one of whom later died. The Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation office in Phuket, which is close to Krabi, reported the collision occurred about 8.55am in the Andaman Sea between Koh Khai and Koh Phi Phi, in Muang Krabi district. According to the regional marine office in Phuket, the speedboat was operated by A Timer tour company and was a Kornvich Marine 888 of 23.8 gross tonnage. It was carrying three boat crew, two guides and 50 tourists who were mostly Russians.

Source: Bangkok Post January 11, 2026 08:41 UTC