The World - News from April 12, 1987

A Thai ferry carrying tourists from the resort island of Pha Ngan to the mainland sank in a sudden squall in the Gulf of Thailand, killing 16 people and leaving an unknown number missing, marine police said. A police official on Samui Island, near where the vessel capsized, said 107 passengers were rescued or swam to safety. He said a search was continuing for those missing.