There are currently no reports of casualties but a relief operation centre has been set up at Chalong Bay for the victims.&nbsp;

<picture>
 <source srcset="https://media.nationthailand.com/img/photos/2018/July/5/7ca4e3bf317912c173f7fe3b3e121b55.jpeg?x-image-process=style/md-webp" media="(max-width: 690px)" type="image/webp" />
 <img src="https://media.nationthailand.com/img/photos/2018/July/5/7ca4e3bf317912c173f7fe3b3e121b55.jpeg?x-image-process=style/lg-webp" alt="Two Phuket tour boats sink in storm" class="img-fluid w-100 showcaption-false" style="height:652px; width:949px" width="949" height="652" loading="lazy" />
 </picture>

Photo from: Phuket Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation 
Both accidents took place amid a rainstorm and rough seas.&nbsp;

<picture>
 <source srcset="https://media.nationthailand.com/img/photos/2018/July/5/ec2e4a8fe9609f0f4a2004bc8d2f6f88.jpeg?x-image-process=style/md-webp" media="(max-width: 690px)" type="image/webp" />
 <img src="https://media.nationthailand.com/img/photos/2018/July/5/ec2e4a8fe9609f0f4a2004bc8d2f6f88.jpeg?x-image-process=style/lg-webp" alt="Two Phuket tour boats sink in storm" class="img-fluid w-100 showcaption-false" style="height:548px; width:714px" width="714" height="548" loading="lazy" />
 </picture>

Photo from: Phuket Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation 
There was also a report that two Russians went missing while riding a jet ski off Phuket&rsquo;s Koh Racha during the storm. The authorities are now trying to locate them.

<picture>
 <source srcset="https://media.nationthailand.com/img/photos/2018/July/5/73b0d7ac17712d7c5fd6c234914294b2.jpeg?x-image-process=style/md-webp" media="(max-width: 690px)" type="image/webp" />
 <img src="https://media.nationthailand.com/img/photos/2018/July/5/73b0d7ac17712d7c5fd6c234914294b2.jpeg?x-image-process=style/lg-webp" alt="Two Phuket tour boats sink in storm" class="img-fluid w-100 showcaption-false" style="height:514px; width:715px" width="715" height="514" loading="lazy" />
 </picture>

Photo from: Phuket Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Two Phuket tour boats sink in storm

Two tour boats sank off Phuket on Thursday evening, forcing about 130 tourists into the sea until fishermen and marine police came to their rescue.