Pattaya, Pattaya Marine Rescue Team Assisted in rescuing 30 Russian tourists lost at sea After waves hit the catamaran, it broke into two parts in the middle of the Pattaya sea. Officers brought him safely back to shore.
Pattaya Marine Rescue Team along with a water operation kit Hurry to help tourists. After yesterday evening around 6:30 p.m., the Sawangboriboon Foundation Rescue Center in Pattaya received a report of an accident in which a catamaran capsized in the middle of the sea. About 4 nautical miles from the coast, opposite the Jomtien Free Zone, Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province, initially found 30 male and female Russian tourists floating in the middle of the sea. So help brought back to shore safely There were 27 Russians and 3 Thai drivers and crew, a total of 30 people (divided into 18 men and 12 women). In addition, 2 Russians, 1 man and 1 woman, were injured from suffocation. hospital transport
Initially, it is known that the catamaran The boat, named Seasboat, has two engines and is taking 27 Russian tourists back from Koh Larn. to come to Pattaya Along the way there were high waves and strong wind gusts. causing the bottom of the boat to hit the waves Until the bottom of the boat breaks And the hull of the boat split into two parts, causing tourists to jump and escape. and clings to ship parts until the coastal area saw an abnormality So hurriedly brought a boat out to help. It took about 10 minutes to reach the victim. and brought back to shore safely. As for the real cause, we have to wait for the police to investigate. of this accident
Upon questioning, Mr. Sompot, age 55, was a boat driver. He said that he drove the boat to pick up all the tourists at Nuan Beach near Koh Larn. They tried to take tourists through the waves to return to the coast. But the waves were so large that they hit the boat and caused the anchors to fall off, causing the boat to sink. Initially, the police have detained the Russian foreign boat driver and boat owner for further questioning. Pattaya City Police Station
Officials salvaged the boat by towing the sunken boat to shore before using three tractors. to pull the wreckage out of the sea Inspection found that there was a large crack under the right side of the boat causing the boat to sink. It took officials a long time to successfully recover the shipwreck from the shore. Yesterday, Pattaya, Koh Larn, was a period of strong waves. Officials have ordered the Pattaya-Koh Larn boat trip to be suspended for 1 hour before allowing sailing to resume normally before the boat capsized.
Source: Thai News Agency