Thai maritime authorities respond to fire on tourist boat off Koh Tao island; one passenger missing

The boat was carrying 22 people for a diving excursion around Koh Tao, Thailand. - The Nation/ANN

BANGKOK: The Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre in Surat Thani province received a distress report from the Koh Tao Rescue Centre at 9.25am on March 16.

The report indicated a fire on a tour boat, Davy Jones Locker, which was carrying 22 people for a diving excursion around Koh Tao island, in the Gulf of Thailand.