Thai Rescuers Prepare to Raise Sunken Tourist Boat, 41 Confirmed Dead

Thai Rescue workers sit next to the body of a victim on a stretcher, after a boat capsized off the tourist island of Phuket, Thailand, on July 7, 2018. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

Rescuers in Thailand prepared to lift a sunken tourist boat on July 8, with 15 people still missing after the craft capsized off the coast of Phuket island on July 5 killing at least 41 people.