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5 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

The guy who owned it when it left port, still owns it...

It was not a salvage operation, if that is what you were getting at...

If my memory of maritime law serves me correctly, if your boat is adrift & you accept a thrown rope for a tow from another boat then the boat that threw you the rope legally has salvage rights on your boat. You are supposed to throw them a rope which they accept & agree to tow you to avoid this...

  Luckily for the Auzzie it's probably unlikely that the Thai skipper knows this...

Sry to hear, don't let it grind you down, I have a house in a small village in Chaiyaphum not a million miles away from Ban Phai, I pass through it each time I go back from where I work in Mukdahan, I'll PM you next time I'm passing through, try & arrange a visit, won't be until the end of semester in October though, us brits have to stick together, keep your chin up.....

Well no prizes for guessing which Junta member sponsored these exhibitions then, or for what kickbacks he'll be expecting.....

2 hours ago, 473geo said:

There are undercurrents we never see below the apparently calm surface.

Being 'in and out' I get to notice how perception and relationships change. Mr popular on one visit can be Mr we don't talk about on the next visit, I never need to know why, sometimes may get an inkling, but mostly will probably be some comment that has got back and upset somebody of note!

I just carry on treating people as I find them, I just don't know who I should be ignoring!! ?

Swisse touched on the importance of family, in a rural community therein lies the strength. I have probably 100 relations in a 10km radius. Do I find this comforting? perhaps a little yes. A large family can exert influence, and they do, makes for a reasonably secure environment for my immediate family. Certainly goes a way towards explaining why family ties are so strong and maintained in Thailand. Becomes apparent too that regarding face families can be quick to quietly pull one their own back into line. Sometimes for a minor violation of social etiquette, just a look from a matriarch is enough!!

We must take into account there is always a certain gung ho attitude associated with youth, the world would be a sad place without it, especially as it reinforces the belief the older generation have learnt their lessons in life!

 

It's the same in my village where I lived with the wife & family for five years, We are related to 95% of everybody within about a 10 mile radius, nothing is locked & nothing is stolen, there are the usual Lao Khow & Yabba problems, but it's all self policed by the family, which include the local Poo Yai & the local policeman, there are the occasional shootings to do with the self policing but we are looked after & insulated from it by our extended family... 

33 minutes ago, mikebell said:

I thought it already was?

You took the words right out of my mouth Mike.....

Such a tragic situation for them all, 

 I wish the Father luck in trying to get justice, but this being Thailand, I think that justice tends to be in short supply, unless youre rich of course.....

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I am quite surprised to see all these members above defending the insurance company when it's common knowledge that these "human sharks" will do anything that they can to get out of paying up on a claim.....

 Looks like a large lack of empathy to me...

But then again, this is Thaivisa so I shouldn't be surprised I suppose,

 It does make me grieve for the "human condition" these days....

^^^ I think your Thai friend is almost right, but it's not that the gov. haven't got anyone competent enough in English, more that the Thai population as a whole are unable to read it so it's not important to them...