Two survivors found after Bangladesh ship capsize off Phuket This follows the news that two bodies were also found today, leaving seven members of the Hope’s crew still unaccounted for. No other details are available about the two survivors or the two dead. The two bodies were found by the German container ship Buxmoon and then transferred to the Royal Thai Navy offshore patrol vessel Pattani. The Buxmoon has already rescued five live crew members, yesterday, from one of the Hope’s lifeboats. The identities of the two dead men found this afternoon have not yet been confirmed but it seems likely they are from the Hope. The ship had 17 officers and crew on board when it began to struggle in heavy seas that repeatedly hit it side-on. Abubager Siddique, 50, a deck hand on the Hope – who had joined the ship just three months before – was plucked from sea by a Royal Thai Navy helicopter and flown to Phuket, where he is now being treated in Vachira Phuket Hospital. Apart from five crew who made it to one of the ship’s lifeboats, and Mr Siddique, who was saved by the helicopter, the remaining crew members have yet to be found. - See more at: thephuketnews/two-survivors-found-after-bangladesh-ship-capsize-off-phuket-40684.php#sthash.1Cf8IzSI.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:44:45 +0000
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