A pre-dawn fire at Chalong Pier in Phuket destroyed more than 20 speedboats. The governor ordered a cause probe, CCTV checks and foam use to prevent oil spreading at sea.

Tour boats were on Sunday allowed to operate from Phuket’s Chalong Bay to short-distance attractions as many people had booked their trips prior to the July 5 diving-yacht tragedy which has left 42 people dead while 14 were missing at press time on Sunday.