PHUKET:-- Rescue operations are underway to recover more than 120 tourists, including many children, in danger after the tour boats they were on overturned in separate incidents in rough seas in the storm that hit Phuket late this afternoon (July 5).

Chalong Police reported that the dive tour boat "Phoenix Diving" overturned near Koh Hei, south of Phuket, at about 5:45pm with a reported 97 people on board.

Another tour boat, named by police in Thai as "Zanetta", with a reported 39 people on board overturned near Koh Mai Thon, southeast from Phuket.

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket...iVhUWDUd5ae.97
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A more recent article from today
http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/58-...boats-capsize/

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