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MS King Cruiser
MS ''King Cruiser'' was a car ferry of 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 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=King Cruiser )〕
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.
== Causes of the sinking ==
The ferry was on a regular crossing in normal conditions, and the Anemone Reef was charted and well known by captains in the area. This has led to various unproven theories as to why the accident occurred. Theories include insurance fraud due to the owners experiencing financial difficulties on the unprofitable route, and also that local dive companies paid the captain to sink the vessel as, up until that time, there were no wreck dives around Phuket.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=King Cruiser Wreck Phuket Thailand - Dive Site Description )〕 The captain was found to be negligent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=3 Dive Day Trip, King Cruiser, Shark Point & Koh Doc Mai )〕
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