Five trawler crew die from toxic gas
SATUN, March 6
Poisonous gas from piles of rotting and decayed fish kept in a trawler's bilge killed five fishermen at sea off the southern province of Satun Tuesday.
The fishing boat was towed to shore on Tuesday morning and police inspected the bodies identified as Chacharin Choosri, Chiaya Raksamoewong, Keng Changyao, Panya, and Mai.
All were crew of the fishing trawler Uandam, which left shore on March 5.
Some crew lost consciousness when they were cleaning the bilge of knee-deep water due to toxic gas from rotten fish.
Their fellows who went below to help them were also found dead. Only two crew members survived and are now hospitalised.
(TNA)
