Car ferry that sank off the West Coast of Southern Thailand
History
Name
King Cruiser
Launched
13 May 1969
Identification
IMO number: 6925599
Fate
Sunk 4 May 1997
General characteristics
Type
Car ferry
Length
85m
Beam
25m
Height
~30m
A Panorama of the wreck
MS King Cruiser was a car ferry that sank off the West Coast of Southern Thailand on 4 May 1997.
The ferry was operating between Phuket and the Phi Phi Islands in southern Thailand when she hit a submerged collection of rocky pinnacles at the dive site Anemone Reef, 10 miles off Phi Phi Island. The impact tore a large hole in the hull, and the vessel sank within two and a half hours.[1]
All 561 passengers – including both Thai locals and foreign tourists – were rescued. They were picked up by the two police patrol boats and four or five fishing boats which had raced to the rescue in response to an emergency call. One elderly woman sustained a broken back and several others suffered shock.
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