How many victims did Thailand compensate for the shipwreck?
Each victim will receive a total of 265,438+million baht (about 420,000 RMB) in compensation.
Thai government official 12 said at the press conference on the rescue of the capsized cruise ship accident in Phuket at noon that the Thai government and insurance companies began to distribute compensation and claims to the relatives of the victims and other tourists involved in the accident that afternoon.
The Thai navy said on the same day that due to the weather and ocean currents, the salvage work of the last victim's body could not be completed on the same day.
Pompanu, Deputy Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, said that the accident was distressing, and the Thai government would provide 64 million baht (about 65.438+0.283 million RMB) as compensation for foreign tourists.
The families of the victims and the injured will be compensated, and the insurance company will also pay compensation. Each victim will receive a total of 265,438+million baht (about 420,000 RMB) in compensation.
Yin Norapa of Phuket, Thailand, said at a news conference that 45 of the 47 bodies have been identified, and 1 has preliminarily confirmed their names. The identity of the victims trapped under the hull has also been preliminarily determined by the clothes they wear.
Cha Longpeng, deputy commander of the Third Fleet of the Thai Navy, told reporters on the afternoon of June 5438+02 that due to the weather and ocean currents, it was still impossible to salvage the last victim under the hull.
Tirapong, director of the Phuket Police Department in Thailand, said that the investigation of the shipwreck accident is still in progress and more than 100 people have been summoned. After the ship is salvaged, the hull should be inspected.
In addition, the police are investigating the weather forecast of government departments, the early warning of going to sea, the management of ships entering and leaving the dock, whether the captain made a mistake in judgment and whether the cruise company forced the captain to go to sea. After the evidence is collected completely, it will be submitted to the court.
At around 7: 45 local time on the 5th/Kloc-0, the Phoenix and Princess Aisha suffered a severe storm in the waters near Phuket, and their ships capsized and sank. All 42 people aboard Princess Aisha were rescued. There were 10 1 people on the Phoenix, among which 40 of the 87 tourists from China were rescued and 47 died.
Source: Overseas Network