WIRE — Preliminary reports blame overcrowding of the boat, which was carrying 32 passengers, all dealers of Lava International, to Phu Quoc Island. Thailand is no stranger to overcrowding of boats and hundreds of people die in boat accidents. Yet boat accidents continued as tour operators prefer quick money over passenger safety

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