American impromptu speedboat adventurer pays up and apologises

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: Parker Bishop pays the repair bills and apologises to the owner of the boat

 

Remember our aspiring American speedboat driver, who jumped in a speedboat at Ao Nang Beach and headed off for Koh Phi Phi?

 

“We received a report from Ms Apissamai Sangjan that her speedboat, which was moored at Ao Nang Beach, was stolen on April 19. An allegedly drunken tourist jumped in, started the engine and drove away.”

 

That allegedly drunk American was Parker Wilson Bishop.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/krabi/american-impromptu-speedboat-adventurer-pays-up-and-apologises

 

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"The boat owner decided not to take any further action after they met and Mr. Bishop apologised over the matter. Mr. Bishop has been released from custody. " https://thethaiger.com/news/krabi/american-impromptu-speedboat-adventurer-pays-up-and-apologises

Very lucky boy. I bet it cost him a fair packet though. I do confess, I would have liked to have heard the story behind what made him do it.

Offence happened in Krabi, arrest in Bangkok, the only link to Phuket is that a media outlet here reported on the story. 

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The boat owner decided not to take any further action after they met

There was a choice , pay up and go free or do not pay up and go to court.

 

for the boat owner, accept the payment and drop the charges or wait for court to make the decision.

 

both chose wisely 

3 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

The boat owner also confessed to the stupidity of leaving the ignition key allowing the boats engines to be easily started.  Nice to know that alls well that ends well. Guess he is going back home now to get a haircut and have shave. ????

surely? this could/should? have ended up, as a biggere deal than a mobile phone that was taken from 'this' place, and moved to 'another' place!

 

 

... went to the article; hoping to read it was at least going to be a stolen longtail!

 

damage? hmmm... depleted fuel tank

"He good man. He pay up. My new son in law."

 

"....pay all damages and expense for the boat and apologised to the boat owner for the hassles and stress over the matter. "

 

Jackpot for the boat owners...?

“On April 20 morning the boat was found 15 kilometres from Ao Nang. It had sustained damage. The value of the repairs was around 350,000 baht.”

 

So how much did he pay?

35 years ago my best friend and I were about 60% in on a cradle sized bottle of Cutty Sark on Phi Phi Don.  We borrowed a yacht moored in the bay to do a bit of island hopping.  We didn't get far before we dropped anchor, passed out and then woke up the next day with life threatening hang overs and no water.

 

We sailed back and moored the boat.  Swam to shore. And carried on chipping away at the Cutty.

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

“On April 20 morning the boat was found 15 kilometres from Ao Nang. It had sustained damage. The value of the repairs was around 350,000 baht.”

 

So how much did he pay?

I wonder who valued the repairs?

2 hours ago, darksidedog said:

I would have liked to have heard the story behind what made him do it.

My money is on Cutty Sark

Looked like fun in the movies..

5 hours ago, Khaeng Mak said:

35 years ago my best friend and I were about 60% in on a cradle sized bottle of Cutty Sark on Phi Phi Don.  We borrowed a yacht moored in the bay to do a bit of island hopping.  We didn't get far before we dropped anchor, passed out and then woke up the next day with life threatening hang overs and no water.

 

We sailed back and moored the boat.  Swam to shore. And carried on chipping away at the Cutty.

Wow what a male legend you are ... not!

New Unabridged Dictionary of Modern English

 

"Adventurer", n. A person who gets drunk and steals a speedboat.

350000 baht or > 11,000 USD.  That seems pretty high, given the general price of labor in Thailand.  But, if negotiations were not allowed, I would pay up the 11k USD to get my ass out of the Thai jail and court system.  But I am in general not too stupid to get into such a mess and can afford such things but am smart enough to not do such things also!

Should have been a prison sentence AND restitution.  Otherwise, where is the deterrent for such behavior?