Four bodies found after Thai tourist boat sinks

Police also identified a fifth body found floating in the sea on Tuesday as that of an Austrian woman, while a Japanese tourist and a Thai cook remained unaccounted for three days after the vessel sank in a storm.

Police said the bodies were believed to be those of an Austrian, a German and two Swiss nationals who were among 30 people on the boat when it was reported missing on Sunday night.

However police said divers cannot retrieve the bodies because it is very deep and there is a lack of oxygen for the divers.

The diving boat was returning from the Similan islands off southern Thailand when it capsized on Sunday night. Police and navy rescued 23 passengers and crew on Monday afternoon.