Navy rescues two fishermen after Phuket storm swamps longtail boats, search continues for four more

Navy rescues two fishermen after Phuket storm swamps longtail boats, search continues for four more

By Eakkapop Thongtub

The two fishermen were rescued by a Navy patrol boat this morning (June 12). Photo: Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command

PHUKET: A search and rescue team from the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command have safely recovered two fishermen after two longtail boats sank in heavy seas off Koh Maithon early this morning (June 12). The search continues four more missing from the second longtail boat.

The search began at 8am after the Navy and Marine Police were informed that debris had been found in the water some eight kilometers southwest of Maiton Island.

Koh Maithon itself lies some eight kilometres southwest off the tip of Cape Panwa, on Phuket’s east coast.

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