Life jackets keep missing Phuket fishermen alive until Navy rescue

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

All six fishermen were found alive and well. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Life jackets kept four fishermen alive and well in the sea until they were found by a Royal Thai Navy search team just before midday today (June 12).

 

The fishermen, all in the one longtail boat, were thrown into the sea by a storm some 1.5 miles southwest of Koh Maithon at about 3am.

 

The four – Abi Wareesri, Preechaprakon Hapsup, Witoon Mahawannasri and Nikorn Faipet – were fishing alongside two other men in another longtail boat after setting out on a fishing trip, departing from Ao Makham, yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/life-jackets-keep-missing-phuket-fishermen-alive-until-navy-rescue-76373.php

 

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They seem amazed that a life jacket actually works.....wonder if they'll ever think of seatbelts in the same way?

Wonders never cease.

19 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

They seem amazed that a life jacket actually works.....

I'm more amazed that they had lifejackets on board.