Five rescued from sinking dive tour boat off Phuket, Thailand

Authorities in Thailand have rescued five people from a dive tour boat after it suffered water ingress while off the resort island of Phuket on Wednesday, July 9.

The Phuket Tourist Assistance Centre received an emergency report at around 16:50 local time on Wednesday saying that the dive boat Poseidon was in danger of sinking in the waters between Koh Yao and Koh Kiew.