Passengers jump into the sea to escape ferry on fire


PANICKED passengers jumped into the sea to escape a raging ferry fire in the Gulf of Thailand, and all 108 people on board were safe.

The overnight ferry from Surat Thani province was about to arrive at Koh Tao, a popular tourist destination off the Thai coast, when one of the passengers suddenly heard a crackling sound and smelled smoke.

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