PHUKET: Two Australians, a French tourist, a Japanese, a Briton, four Koreans and a large group of Chinese were among the passengers on a day-trip holiday speedboat that crashed late yesterday off Phuket, leaving two Koreans missing, feared drowned.

The search for the missing people was renewed today as officials on the island and in the tourism industry assessed the cost of the tragedy.

According to Phuket Provincial Hall authorities, on board the speedboat returning to Phuket from an outing to Phi Phi were: 23 Chinese, four Koreans, two Australians, a French tourist, a Japanese, a Briton and five Thais.

[A Tunisian also appears on the latest list of injured.]

There were also six Thai crew on the speedboat, the officials said.

The two Australians, two rescued Koreans, 10 Chinese, five Thais and the British tourist were treated and in some cases admitted to hospitals on Phuket, some suffering serious injuries.

The captain, who is being questioned by Phuket police, has been named as Surat Marot O-sot. He could be transferred to police in Krabi province later today because the crash occurred in Krabi waters.

Indian tourists Yash Agarwal, 26, and Pankhuri Mittal, 25, drowned when a longtail boat overturned on the short trip between Railey and Ao Nang in Krabi earlier this month.

They were not wearing life vests. A boatman who survived and swam to shore faces 10 years in jail.

The missing Koreans have been named as Go Min Woo, 31, and
Mrs An Sun Yong, 28.

The following is a list of injured passengers:

Bangkok Hospital Phuket

Mr. Xiurong Gao 27 Chinese

Mr.Byunghwa You 31 Korean

Ms. Gunhee Lee 26 Korean

Ms.Yanqiu Yang 23 Chinese

Mr.Yu Pei 34 Chinese

Mr.Bin Wang 28 Chinese

Phuket International Hospital

Mr. Suriya Jailhek 38 Thai

Mrs. Lauren Kali Uptin 29 Australia

Mr. Daniel Cahill 31 Australia

Ms. Hong Xiang 30 Chinese

Mr. Zhang li 41 Chinese

Mr. laing Yun Ho 30 Chinese

Phuket City (PPAO) Hospital

Mrs. Kamolwan Boonta 27 Thai

Mr. Rangsit Raden 42 Thai

Mr. Saranyee Lhanlhongsa 19 Thai

Mr. Mongkol Silpsakorn 28 Thai

Mr. Xu Kai Bin 27 Chinese

Ms. Meng Tin 24 Chinese

Mr. Moet Bondi 45 British

Ms. Wu Wan Ying 24 Chinese

Ms. U Ming Ming 25 Chinese

Mr. Wang Yue 25 Chinese

Ms. Chen Rong 32 Chinese

Ms. Peng Wen 30 Chinese

Mr. Bouzgarrou Ali Tunisia

Vachira Phuket Hospital

Miss. Pimpimol Jirasithikawin Thai

Miss. Nittaya Pimpa Thai

Mr. Surat Mart-o-sot Thai

Miss. Rungtiwa Karakul Thai

Miss. Aui

Mr. Liu Li Chang Chinese

Ms. Yong Wen Lin Chinese

Mr. Pai Ry Xing Chinese

Mr. Si Bo Chinese

Ms. Wai-Ya Hui Chinese

Mission Phuket Hospital

Mr. Narinthorn Markaket 29 Thai

Mr. Anuwit Butrsum 13 Thai

Ms. Wen Ting Xu 31 Chinese

Mr. Jia Jie Ling 31 Chinese