nother 23 bodies have been recovered after the Aung Ta-Gon 3 went down in rough seas on Friday, AP reported.

The vessel was said to be carrying more than 225 people, of whom 169 are known to have survived.

The double-decker vessel left the coastal town of Kyaukphyu and capsized after travelling about 50 miles near Myebon in Rakhine.

Police colonel Bo Bo Oo said: "The bodies found are decayed.