British tourist goes missing in Thailand after fire rips through wooden dive boat

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A British tourist is missing feared dead after a fire ripped through a diving boat off the coast of Thailand's notorious 'Death Island'. The backpacker , said to be from Lambeth, was reportedly using the toilet when a blaze erupted from the engine of the wooden vessel near Koh Tao on Sunday morning. Officials said at least 16 tourists were onboard the boat, named Davy Jones Locker, as well as two crew and four instructors from the scuba diving firm. They are understood to have been rescued by

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