Phuket: UPDATE. What we know 2.15pm
Friday, 2.15pm
• 21 dead bodies have now been recovered from near Koh Maiton and just off the coast of Koh Keaw (east Phuket)
• Up to 35 remain missing (figure is continually being revised)
• A Chinese female tourist has been pulled out of the Andaman Sea, alive. She has been taken to Vachira Hospital in Phuket Town in an ‘OK’ condition
• The body of a dead Chinese tourist was recovered last last night. The person still had their life jacket on
• One of the bodies recovered around lunchtime today was that of a young Chinese boy
• Navy SEAL divers are still searching the wreck of the ‘Phoenix’
• ‘Phoenix’ was carrying 105 passengers and crew when it sank yesterday evening
• Two boats sank in yesterday’s storm
• 8 boats sought shelter at Koh Racha last night with up to 166 people on board
• The Captain of ‘Phoenix’ says waves were up to five metres high
• 6 boats with 136 passengers have returned to shore
• Boats set out to sea early Thursday morning with clear skies and a forecast that predicted winds up to 25 kph from the west
• ‘Freak’ storm hit the Andaman coast around 4.30pm last night with strong winds and waves
• Black-outs in many parts of Phuket last night
