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Dozens Of People Missing After Tourist Boat Overturns Off Thailand

Phuket Gov. Norraphat Plodthong said 51 people were rescued, while 53 others remained missing. At least one person died when the Phoenix sank in rough waters.
Thai rescue crews attend to passengers of a capsized tourist boat in rough seas at a port in Phuket on Thursday.

A tourist boat carrying more than 100 people overturned in rough waters off southern Thailand on Thursday.

Phuket Gov. Norraphat Plodthong said 51 people were rescued, while 53 others remained missing, according to . At least

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