Thai Rescue workers carry the body of a victim on a stretcher, after a boat capsized off the tourist island of Phuket, Thailand, July 6, 2018.(Photo:  REUTERS)

The confirmed death toll from the accident stood at 42. Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong said rescuers will continue to check the boat to see if there are any more bodies there. The boat capsized in rough seas on Thursday with 105 people on board, 93 of them Chinese tourists along with 12 Thai crew and tour guides. The Tourist Police warned businesses in Phuket already to not take boats out from shore, but they violated this order by taking foreign tourists out. Some 48 people – passengers and crew – were rescued.