Bodies found on, near Phi Phi believed to be missing crew

Bodies found on, near Phi Phi believed to be missing crew

The Phuket News

Navy rescue officers recovered the body off Phi Phi Island yesterday. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

KRABI: -- The Royal Thai Navy recovered the body of a man found floating in the sea west of Phi Phi Island yesterday and are en route to recovering another body found washed ashore at the popular tourist island today (Aug 22).

Both bodies are believed to be missing crew members of the fishing boatBumrungthainawa 1, which capsized in a storm conditions off Phuket early last week. 

Crew on the local tour boat Hong Fai 29 reported seeing a body about 10km west of Phi Phi Island at about 9:30am, said Capt Pongjak Uraiman, Commanding officer of Naval Air Squadron Third Fleet Area Command.

“Navy rescue boat Tor 993 was sent to recover the body,” Capt Pongjak said.

“Officers on Tor 993 reported there were no wounds on the body. We believe the man had been dead for about five days before his body was found, and so we believe he may have been one the crew from the Bumrungthainawa 1 who are still missing,” he said.

The body was handed over to police on Phi Phi Island, Capt Pongjak added.

“We are on our way to recover another body found at Phi Phi today,” he told The Phuket News this morning.

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