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Ferry freed after running aground off Koh Phangan pier
A FERRY packed with passengers and cars that sailed from Koh Samui to Koh Phangan this morning (July 11) ran aground upon getting close to the destination pier but was freed and safely docked after being stuck for over three hours, Matichon newspaper said. The Raja Ferry Company’s R9 ferry had set out from Koh …
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Tourists stranded for hours after Noul veers ferry off course
THE powerful tropical storm Noul moving across Thailand this weekend caused a ferry carrying 90 people from Koh Chang to Trat mainland to run aground last night with it taking four hours to safely evacuate all of them, Amarin TV reported this morning (Sept. 19, 2020). The rescue drama started at 7 p.m. after Mr. …
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Foreign divers searching for Koh Samui ferry disaster victims
FOREIGN DIVING instructors based on Koh Tao are today (August 5) helping search for three missing persons in the sinking of a ferry off Koh Samui last Saturday night, Amarin TV reported. Racha 4 garbage ferry, which had been leased to carry three 10-wheel trucks and a pickup truck, was crossing over from the island …
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Two more survivors found in Koh Samui ferry sinking
MARINE Police found two more survivors of a ferry that sank in rough weather off Koh Samui at 9.50 p.m. last night but also found two dead bodies with the search continue for three more missing victims, INN News and Sanook.com reported this afternoon (August 2). Nine other victims of this accident had been rescued …
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