Sunken ships claim at least 42
Two Chinese teams join in search efforts off Thailand's Phuket island
Two Chinese rescue teams arrived at Thailand's resort island of Phuket on Saturday to help search for the 14 people who remain missing after two shipwrecks on Thursday that killed at least 42 in a storm off the island.
Forty-one of the victims have been confirmed as Chinese nationals, including 13 children, 10 men and 18 women, Xinhua reported.
Two boats with 127 Chinese aboard capsized in a storm off Phuket island late Thursday afternoon. One boat, named Phoenix, was carrying 105 passengers, including 93 Chinese tourists. All 42 on the other boat, the Senereta, were rescued.
Rescuers found one victim in the wreck on Saturday but did not retrieve the body. The nationality of that victim was not yet known.
