Chinese man, daughter safe after boat adrift with engine failure at Koh Lanta

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Chinese man, daughter safe after boat adrift with engine failure at Koh Lanta

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Mr Xia Wai and his daughter were safely brought ashore at Kantiang Bay, on Koh Lanta’s southwest coast, on Tuesday night (Nov 19). Photo: Royal Thai Navy

 

KRABI: Navy personnel and national park officers in Krabi safely recovered a Chinese man and his daughter from the yacht they were on Tuesday night (Nov 19) after a mooring line tied to a buoy broke in strong winds, leaving the pair adrift on a yacht with an engine that would not start.

 

The Chinese father, Mr Xia Wai, and his daughter had sailed from Langkawi to Kantiang Bay, on Koh Lanta’s southwest coast, on the yacht Osborne Star, explained Petty Officer First Class Chaiwat Thongmak of the Royal Thai Navy station at Koh Lanta Noi.

 

Personnel at the navy station were informed of the yacht in distress by Krabi Marine officers, PO1 Chaiwat said.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/chinese-man-daughter-safe-after-boat-adrift-with-engine-failure-at-koh-lanta-73703.php#Kt1cFLRbOCOuQyOP.99 

 

 

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[ChrisY1]

Yacht charter to anyone who can pay.....no secondary anchor?

 

[Gandtee]

No sails?

[Gandtee]

No sails?