Liveaboard Capsizes in Thailand

Strong winds and three-meter swells capsized a small scuba diving liveaboard, the Reggae Queen, in the Andaman Sea on December 22. The high-superstructure liveaboard with 13 divers and five crew sank 30 miles from the mainland.

It was reported that the captain decided to abandon the ship, and while 16 passengers were rescued, the vessel's cook and a 57-year-old British woman diver are missing. The search widened to 60 miles from the incident, but after an empty life raft was found, on December 28, searchers focused on the wreck, 60 meters down.