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Six still critical after Phuket boat accident

4 Russians and 2 Thais being treated for injuries sustained when speedboat struck channel marker

The damaged speedboat is transported inland in tambon Chalong for closer examination by police on Thursday. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran)

Six people — four Russians and two Thais — remain in critical but stable condition after a boat carrying 37 people hit a channel marker in Chalong Bay in Phuket on Wednesday evening.

The accident occurred when the Thanathip Marine 555 was bringing foreign tourists — 21 Russians, nine Kazakhs and one each from Hong Kong, China and Ukraine — back from the Phi Phi Islands to Chalong Bay at about 5.30pm. The Thais onboard were the driver, two assistants and a…

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