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
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Phang 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
Read moreTourist missing as strong waves sink long-tailed boat off Koh Phangan
A SOUTH Korean tourist is missing after big waves sank a long-tailed boat off Koh Phangan at around 3 a.m. this morning (Dec. 29) but fortunately the other nine tourists and three crew members were safely rescued, MNG Online said. Koh Phangan’s police station was alerted at 3.10 a.m. that a long-tailed boat had
Read moreTourist boat sinks in Chao Phraya boat collision
A TUGBOAT laden with heavy loads of sand lost control and slammed into a tourist boat at a pier adjacent to Krungthep bridge triggering a chain reaction leading to four others likewise being hit and one sinking while a woman got injured earlier today (Dec. 4), Naewna newspaper said. At 10.56 a.m. a team
Read moreSearch for elderly Frenchman after tourist boat capsizes
DIVERS are searching for an 83-year-old French man after the tourist boat he was sailing in capsized at Ratchaprapa Dam or Cheow Lan Dam in Surat Thani province amid a thunderstorm and strong waves, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Nov. 23). Rescuers had earlier managed to safely pull out 11 people from the
Read moreTourists without life jackets rescued near Phi Phi Le island
A SPEEDBOAT TAKING a group of tourists on a tour off Krabi rescued three other tourists who were struggling in the sea without the support of life jackets after their long-tail boat had capsized near Phi Phi Le island, Amarin TV said this afternoon (July 14). Speedboat crew members had to swim to the
Read moreTour boat catches fire in Ayutthaya, all aboard rescued
A TOUR BOAT of a well-known restaurant in Ayutthaya caught fire in the middle of Chao Pharya river at 2 p.m. today (Apr. 16) but fortunately all 24 tourists and the skipper were rescued by two other boats, TV Channel 7 said. The boat was sailing back to the restaurant when a cloud of
Read moreKoh Tao night boat fire put out, all aboard rescued
THE FIRE that spread on a night boat sailing from Surat Thani’s Don Sak pier to Koh Tao at 6.30 a.m. this morning (Apr. 4) has now been put out with all 97 passengers and 11 crew members safely rescued and taken to this island, Thai Rath newspaper and Sanook.com said this afternoon. This
Read moreNight boat catches fire off Koh Tao, rush to rescue tourists
A NIGHT BOAT, colloquially called “sleeping boat”, caught fire in the sea off Koh Tao, Surat Thani, early this morning (Apr. 4) and boats from many tour companies sailed there to rescue tourists floating in the sea, Matichon newspaper said. A post on Disaster and Mitigation Special Unit’s Facebook page said their rescuers were
Read moreBoat carrying Chinese tourists capsizes, all safely rescued
A LONG-TAIL boat carrying seven Chinese tourists plus the vessel’s crew members capsized off Krabi today (Feb. 11) but fortunately all were safely rescued by a passing boat, Amarin TV said. The accident occurred near Koh Lao Lading island, around 300 metres from Koh Hong with the two islands being part of Krabi’s Than
Read moreRussian tourists rescued after huge waves split boat in half off Pattaya
A BIG GROUP of Russian tourists and Thai divers and crew were all safely rescued after huge waves broke their catamaran in two as it was sailing back to Pattaya from a trip to Koh Larn this evening (Dec. 23), Matichon newspaper said. At 6.30 p.m. Sawang Boriboon Foundation rescue centre was alerted of
Read moreVideo of rough Chao Phraya river crossing goes viral
A SHORT video showing strong waves lashing and rocking a boat crossing the Chao Phraya river with passengers staying calm despite the scary ride has gone viral, Sanook.com said today (July 4). Tiktok member @adhippv posted this video which shows the boat badly tilting to one side upon being lashed by strong waves to
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