Boat Sink: Ship carrying 300 passengers sank in the Indian Ocean; 7 dead, many missing

In Brief

• Boat carrying 300 people sank

• Incident near the Thailand and Malaysia border

• 7 bodies found, 13 rescued

(Boat Sink) A shocking incident occurred where a ship carrying 300 passengers sank in the Indian Ocean. It is reported that 7 people have died and many are missing. The boat sank near the island of Tarutao in southern Thailand.

This boat had departed from the city of Buthidaung in Myanmar. Upon receiving information about the incident, rescue teams arrived at the scene and successfully rescued 13 people, while 7 bodies were found.

Rescue operations are ongoing and the death toll is expected to rise. After reaching near Malaysia, the migrants were to be divided into 3 small boats, but the boat sank before that.