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Tourists sink boat

| Publication date 29 July 2011 | 08:00 ICT

Tourists sink boat

A boat in Kampot sank when 23 foreigners relaxing on the roof jumped off because it started raining, causing the vessel to capsize on Wednesday, an official said yesterday. Some money and 16 cameras were lost, but nobody was injured. The owner is paying them compensation.

Contact author: Khouth Sophak Chakrya

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