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Ferry passengers jump in sea to escape blaze

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Vincent
Published date05 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
All 108 people on board are 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 heard a crackling sound and smelled smoke.

Maitree Promjampa said he saw billowing smoke and fire less than five minutes later, which was when people started shouting and rang the alarm.

"We could barely get the life vests in time," he told The Associated Press.

"It was chaotic. People were weeping… I also teared up."

Of the 108 people on the ferry, 97 were passengers, Surat Thani officials said on Facebook.

The province's public relations department posted that everyone was rescued with no casualties.

Videos showed people hurrying out of the ferry's cabin while putting on life vests, as thick black smoke swept across the ferry.

It was later engulfed in fire.

Maitree, a Surat Thani resident who often travels to Koh Tao for work, said several boats came to...

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