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18:58, 11-Jul-2018
Body of last missing passenger from Phuket boat accident found
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18:24, 14-Jul-2018
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A body, which may belong to the last missing passenger on board the Phoenix tourist boat that capsized off the coast of Thailand's Phuket, was found on Wednesday by rescue teams.
The Ram Union rescue team from China, together with a Thai-Chinese rescue team called Blue Sea, told Chinese media that, based on the RMB cash found on the body, they assume the body is the last missing Chinese passenger.
Forty-seven passengers have been confirmed dead in the accident, including a body found trapped in the underwater wreckage, Phuket Provincial Governor Norraphat Plodthong confirmed.
Forty-six bodies have been retrieved, of which five have been cremated and two transported back to China, according to the governor.
A total of 89 Chinese nationals were aboard the boat Phoenix when the accident happened; 42 survived.
The tourist boat overturned and sank in rough seas near southern Thailand last Thursday.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency