Tourists jump for their lives after boat explodes in Andaman sea

Twenty five tourists jumped into the sea after a boat taking them on a diving trip in the south exploded in the Andaman sea yesterday.

The captain of the “Jaran Tour 3” Charoen Noomee, 60, said that there was a sudden explosion mid afternoon as he was taking the tourists from Koh Lipe to Koh Rork.

A fire erupted and spread quickly throughout the boat and everyone had to jump into the sea. A passing boat rescued everyone and took them to the island of Booloan where they were later picked up by water police and taken to Satun.

There were 18 foreign tourists and 7 Thais on the boat and everyone was now safe.

Thai Visa / Daily News

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