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
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12 fishing boats capsize amid strong winds, high waves
THE SOUTHERN region is being hit by strong winds and high waves with 12 fishing boats having capsized in Nakhon Si Thammarat this morning (Apr. 16) and many fishermen missing while a ferry in Surat Thani sank halfway at noon, TV Channel 7 said. The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department received a report that
Read moreHuge waves pound Prachuap Khiri Khan Bay
THE northeastern monsoon prevailing in the Gulf of Thailand, the South and the Andaman Sea led to strong three- to four-metre-high waves slamming onto an eight-kilometre stretch of Prachuap Khiri Khan Bay today (Dec. 18), INN News said. These large waves are continuously hitting this bay, which is around 90 kilometres south of Hua
Read moreFierce winds rip through southern district destroying homes
STRONG winds toppled trees and damaged around a hundred houses while huge waves further eroded the coast of a Nakhon Si Thammarat district today (Feb. 26) as a result of an intense low pressure cell covering Malaysia and lower southern Thailand that also unleashed very heavy rain, Naewna newspaper said. Deputy Governor Mr. Sanan Sonthimuang
Read moreHuge waves damage sea wall at Khao Lak
STRONG waves higher than two metres smashed and destroyed parts of a sea wall then started pounding and eroding a wide coastal area of Khao Lak tourist zone of the southern Phang Nga province today (June 9), INN News reported. As the powerful southwestern monsoon which is now covering the Andaman Sea and parts of
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