1 missing, 5 injured as speedboat explodes in Phuket
A SPEEDBOAT undergoing repairs at a pier in Phuket caught fire and then exploded at around 11 a.m. this morning (April 6) with one person missing and five others injured, Amarin TV said. The Phuket Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office was alerted of a speedboat named Tequila,registration number 685101413, being engulfed by flames […]
Read MorePhang Nga villagers launch boat to ward off bad luck and welcome the New Year
PARTICIPATING in a traditional merit-making ceremony performed for hundreds of years were some villagers in Phang Nga who put out a special boat to sea to ward off bad luck and welcome the New Year, Naewna newspaper said last evening (Jan. 1). Presiding over the ceremony at Bang Sak beach, Bang Muang subdistrict, Takua […]
Read MoreSmall boats warned to not leave Pattaya shore
A RED flag was raised at Pattaya’s Regional Harbour Office today (Nov. 22) prohibiting small boats and speedboats from leaving the shore after a fishing boat capsized yesterday with 15 tourists and the captain rescued after floating in the sea for seven hours, TV Channel 7 said. However despite strong winds and two- to […]
Read More9 Thai tourists missing as boat capsizes off Pattaya
A FISHING boat carrying 13 Thai tourists capsized near Koh Maravichai off Pattaya with four having swum ashore while an urgent search and rescue operation is underway to find the others, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Nov. 21). Chonburi Maritime Security Centre received an urgent message from Marine Disaster Relief Line group and 1445 hotline […]
Read MoreMigrant vessel sinks off Malaysia-Thailand border, hundreds missing
By Reuters and published by CNA Kuala Lumpur – Hundreds were missing on Sunday (Nov. 9) after a boat sank near the Thailand-Malaysia border, as 10 survivors and one body were recovered, the Malaysian maritime authority said. More victims might still be found at sea about three days after the sinking of the vessel, […]
Read MoreHuge waves capsize fishing boat off Phuket
A HELICOPTER and HTMS Hua Hin were sent to rescue nine fishermen after their boat capsized then sank upon being hit by huge waves near Koh Racha Yai which is just off Phuket’s southernmost tip, Amarin TV said this evening (Aug. 12). At around 2.50 p.m. Thai Marine Enforcement Command Centre Region 3 was […]
Read MoreForeign tourists survive boat capsize, guide drowns
A LONG-TAIL boat capsized as it was sailing in the middle of Ratchaprapa Dam in Surat Thani today (July 20) but while all 16 foreign tourists and the captain are safe the female tour guide drowned, Amarin TV said. Provincial Tourist Police webpage said the boat capsized at around 11 a.m. due to strong […]
Read MoreAll safely escape from diving tourist boat ablaze off Khao Lak
A DIVING tourist boat with 26 people aboard caught fire at 4 a.m. this morning (Apr. 12) around 13 nautical miles from Thap Lamu pier at Khao Lak, Phang Nga, and all managed to escape safely, Naewna newspaper said. Upon being alerted of the fire via its hotline 1465 the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command […]
Read More35 tourists rescued after boat billows black smoke into the sky
A GROUP OF 35 Russian tourists were safely rescued from their double-decker boat sailing near Koh Sak island, close to Koh Larn off Pattaya, this morning (March 18) after the vessel started releasing billows of thick black smoke into the sky due to engine malfunction, Amarin TV said. At 10 a.m. the Marine Disaster […]
Read MoreMyanmar trawler, long-tail boat seized for encroaching on Thai waters
THE Thai navy last night (Feb. 7-8) seized two Myanmar vessels, one trawler and the other a long-tail boat, that encroached on Thai waters near Ranong province and rounded up 13 crew members including the skipper for questioning, Amarin TV said. Vice Admiral Suwat Donsakul, commander of 3rd Naval Area and director of the […]
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