Five missing from ship sinkings believed safe

Thai authorities said on Monday that five passengers who boarded a capsized tourist boat in Phuket, Thailand, and are considered missing may actually be safe.

Local authorities originally listed 14 people as missing, but hotel check-in and checkout information has led Thai and Chinese authorities to now suspect that five of the passengers survived the accident.

Still, the authorities have not been able to contact them, Phuket provincial Governor Norraphat Plodthong said during a news conference in Phuket on Monday.