On Sunday, in the Andaman Sea, near Phuket, a collision occurred between a pleasure boat and a fishing vessel, resulting in injuries to 23 tourists. This was reported by Kazinform, citing information from TASS.
According to the newspaper Thairath, among the injured is a victim — an 18-year-old Russian woman.
According to a TASS source in the region's tourism sector, the excursions are provided by an operator specializing in budget-conscious Russian-speaking tourists, which negatively affects the level of service.
The interlocutor also noted that the boats of this company have had incidents in the past.
