Phuket police to question foreign yacht owner for dropping anchor on coral

 

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket office of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) yesterday (Dec 21) filed a report to Chalong Police after the local conservation group Go Eco Phuket forwarded them video footage showing a yacht dropping anchor onto coral reefs at Bungalow Bay at Koh Racha Yai on Wednesday (Dec 20).

 

Director of the DMCR Phuket office Watcharin Thintalang told The Phuket News today, “This yacht dropped anchor into the ocean and seriously damaged the coral.

 

“Police have received my complaint already. I am looking forward to teaching the people who done this a lesson. I am confident police will do their job,” he said.

 

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Where coral?

Plow style anchors are suitable for rocky bottoms.

 

Neither am I.

The chain will do far more damage.... nice anchor... gotta be a faranganchor.....

 

and.... a fish! (Don’t tell the locals)

All I see is rocks. The lesson taught will be extortion on a grand scale

Coral.. around Phuket ? Since when ? 

11 minutes ago, hanssna said:

Coral.. around Phuket ? Since when ? 

Sad such an uninformed post.

4 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Sad such an uninformed post.

Maybe.just too many dives around the area, to be able to qualify the rocks and sand and dead staghorn around Phuket islands (Racha Yai) as "Coral" 

51 minutes ago, hanssna said:

Maybe.just too many dives around the area, to be able to qualify the rocks and sand and dead staghorn around Phuket islands (Racha Yai) as "Coral" 

Obviously not.

 

At Racha Yai protection is now taken seriously, and the situation there is improving. Nice corals at Racha Noi and other divesites like Kata beach. Also places like Koh Doc Mai, Shark Point, King Cruiser, Anemone Reef, really nice corals.

13 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Obviously not.

 

At Racha Yai protection is now taken seriously, and the situation there is improving. Nice corals at Racha Noi and other divesites like Kata beach. Also places like Koh Doc Mai, Shark Point, King Cruiser, Anemone Reef, really nice corals.

Indeed, KDM, Shark Point etc.etc. nice corals, soft coral as well, much better looking than in the photo with the anchor. 

Good to hear that protection is taken more serious, no excuse to drop anchor anywhere in the area.

seize his boat, sell it and use the money for re-cultivation of corals

Thai boats have been destroying coral since i first came to Thailand in 1980. They are still doing it today and the pathetically small efforts to preserve it are a joke.

Yet suddenly some nasty Farang is gonna get his come-uppance. Where were all these concerned protectors of the sea when the dugong habitat was being destroyed in an effort to farm more shrimp ???

There is no serious divers in phuket unless they are one of the 609 dive shops or some tourist conned into looking at rocks.

You want a seriously magnificent experience then go to the great barrier Reef... No 20$ hookers there though [emoji3]

4 hours ago, InMyShadow said:

There is no serious divers in phuket unless they are one of the 609 dive shops or some tourist conned into looking at rocks.

You want a seriously magnificent experience then go to the great barrier Reef... No 20$ hookers there though

Many guests will strongly disagree with you.