Then a high-speed boat with tourists aboard exploded.. According to local media, after the explosion, a fire broke out.

At the same time on board the ship at the time of the incident was 31 people. 16 of them, according to a representative of the Thai police, were injured. Severe burns were also received by the captain and two passengers.

The cause of the explosion could be an oil leak in the front compartment of the boat, it is assumed in the police.

The fire quickly swept the entire ship, and tourists were forced to jump into the water. After all the passengers were rescued, the boat sank.

According to preliminary data on board the boat were mainly tourists from China and Thailand.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, the Iranian tanker Sanchi on Saturday, January 13, completely sank, and the evidence shows that all the crew died instantly as a result of a severe explosion caused by a collision with a Chinese dry cargo ship CF Crystal.