Krabi Social Insurance Office provides support for King Poseidon captain

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Krabi Social Insurance Office provides support for King Poseidon captain

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

The Chief of Krabi Social Insurance Office, Pornthep Sripaiboon, together with officials from the Krabi Labour Office, visited Kiengsak Boonsri, the captain of King Poseidon speedboat, which exploded in front of the Viking cave off Koh Phi Phi Ley two months ago. He has been in hospital ever since.

 

Video of boat fire HERE.

 

The team granted 7,002 Baht in cash which is the reimbursement fund based on his wage. The Chief of Krabi Social Insurance Office has also guaranteed the medical reimbursement up to a limit of 2 million Baht. So far the hospital bills are up to 800,000 Baht.

 

Full story: https://www.phuketgazette.net/news/krabi-social-insurance-office-provides-support-king-poseidon-captain

 

-- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2018-02-23

[Sir Dude]

"Captain" is a very loosely thrown around title in such places. How about investigating him and seeing if he was legally entitled to be doing what he was doing with the right licenses etc.? Pfft...load of <deleted>.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Sorry the guy got burned.

 

But in addition to the social welfare folks, he OUGHT to be getting a visit from the useless police to investigate him for who knows what variety of misdeeds and potential offenses that led up to and caused the explosion and fire.

 

BTW, I've never met or seen a Thai speedboat operator, especially in those parts, who deserved to be called a maritime "captain."