MS King Cruiser
MS King Cruiser was a car ferry that sank off the West Coast of Southern Thailand on 4 May 1997.The impact tore a large hole in the hull, and the vessel sank within two and a half hours.The ferry was on a regular crossing in normal conditions, and the Anemone Reef was charted and well known by captains in the area.Theories include insurance fraud due to the owners experiencing financial difficulties on the unprofitable route, and also that local dive companies paid the captain to sink the vessel as, up until that time, there was no wreck dives around Phuket.The simplest and safest point of entry is through the vessel's stern, where divers can explore the car decks.
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