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Stricken MV Hope towed to shore

Bangkok: The Bangladeshi cargo ship MV Hope, which capsized in heavy seas south of Phuket six days ago, has arrived in Langkawi, Malaysia after being towed.

Local Thai fishermen reported yesterday seeing four bodies in life jackets off Koh Rok, off the coast of Krabi, south of Phuket.

Nine of the 17 people on board the MV Hope were rescued during the four-day search for survivors.  [10/07/13]
 

 

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