PHUKET, Nov 25 (TNA) – One hundred and fifty people have
been safely rescued after being stranded on a cruise ship that ran aground near
Thailand’s Phi Phi Ley Island.
The French cruise ship La Belle Des Oceans was travelling
from Lanta Island to Phuket when it hit the underwater rock around 3 am Monday
morning.
A naval ship was
dispatched in a rescue mission and successfully transferred all passengers and
crew members to Phuket Deep Sea Port at 10 am.
The Royal Thai Navy
has sent a helicopter to inspect the 100-meter-long vessel which has slightly
tilted from breaching seawater. The
front hull of the cruise ship has been breached.
La Belle Des Ocean is
owned by Phuket Shipping Company.
All passengers, 60
Filipinos and 20 Croatian, and the 70 crew members are safe. (TNA)
