BANGKOK—Rescue workers pulled three more bodies from the Andaman Sea on July 10 as authorities and relatives began identifying more than 40 dead from a boat accident near Phuket, Thailand, a popular tourist destination, last week. The update emerged as a Thai government official blasted Chinese tour operators for irresponsibly bringing tourists out to sea during dangerous weather conditions.
The Phoenix tourist boat went down in rough seas on July 5 with 101 people on board, including 89 tourists, all but two of them from China, during an outing to a small island for snorkeling. Twelve Thai crew were also on board.
