Top mall executive's 30 million baht luxury yacht goes up in flames off Koh Phangan

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

A large crowd of onlookers gathered at Had Run beach, Koh Phangan in Thailand's south as a luxury yacht burned offshore.

 

A speedboat was sent to put out the blaze and pluck captain Bancha and his engineer Sanon from the sea.

 

The blaze was extinguished in 20 minutes. 

 

The yacht has the name "Aew" (name transliterated from Thai and possibly incorrect) and is registered to Suphalak Ampuch an executive of a famous Bangkok mall, reported Naew Na.

 

It was still legally licensed. 

 

The captain said he was on his way to Koh Samui when the fire broke out. He and his crewman tried to extinguish the blaze but it was fueled by benzin and proved to be beyond their capabilities.

 

It emanated from the engine compartment.

 

He said damage to the yacht was in the order of 30 million baht.

 

The crew are helping the Phangan police and harbor department to determine the cause.

 

Source: Naew Na

 

 

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51 minutes ago, webfact said:

He said damage to the yacht was in the order of 30 million baht.

For That??? Sounds like an insurance job!

56 minutes ago, webfact said:

The captain said he was on his way to Koh Samui when the fire broke out.

 

They had time to drop the anchor,  bit odd.

It is quite likely the fire extinguishing equipment was out of date, and the boat had not been properly inspected by the "marine department" in quite some time. Was the executive on board, when this happened? Where are the other details? 

Insurance job.

29 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

For That??? Sounds like an insurance job!

I agree, it looks like a small boat and not one you would call a yacht.

Not very big. I remember seeing Walt Disney's CEO's yacht there in 1992. It was big! 

Yacht ,Speedboat cannot be both, 30 million damage bit of an exaggeration IMHO.

regards Worgeordie

 

This costs 5 million

 

https://rod.kaidee.com/product-356862347

 

 

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Suphalak Ampuch an executive of a famous Bangkok mall

Industry	Retailing
Founded	25 June 1981
Founder	Supachai Umpujh Nongluck Umpujh
Headquarters	Bang Kapi, Bangkok, Thailand
Key people	Ms Supaluck Umpujh, Chairwoman

 

Sunday was a bad day for The Mall:

 

Two in hospital after stabbing incident mid-afternoon at popular Bangkok mall

 

Over half a million baht robbed at gunpoint from bank in The Mall Bang Kapi

 

2 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

This costs 5 million

 

https://rod.kaidee.com/product-356862347

 

That is the second hand price. 30 mil is still a stretch though.

Insurance job IMHO

I'm so upset for him, oh dear, never mind.

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Yacht ,Speedboat cannot be both

Try reading it again.

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

I agree, it looks like a small boat and not one you would call a yacht.

It may look like a small boat because the windscreen has gone, but if you look at the portholes: each one is a cabin or heads. It's well over a million USD worth new. That's a yacht, over 50 foot.

Why do Thais always  exaggerate insurance  claims  by such a ridiculous  factor? 3m house doubles it's price when burnt down despite the fact that the value is in the  land not the building on it.  And that is a speedboat  not a yacht! How  stupid  do they think claims adjusters are? 

4 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

 

They had time to drop the anchor,  bit odd.

Probably not very deep. One guy goes to fight the fire, other one drops the anchor: no point trying to save the boat just to have it drift onto a reef. Dropping the anchor remotely from the wheelhouse only takes a minute.

Just now, chilly07 said:

Why do Thais always  exaggerate insurance  claims  by such a ridiculous  factor? 3m house doubles it's price when burnt down despite the fact that the value is in the  land not the building on it.  And that is a speedboat  not a yachy! How  stupid  do they think claims adjusters are? 

Completely incorrect. Look more carefully and you'll see it's way bigger than you think.

3 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

This costs 5 million

 

https://rod.kaidee.com/product-356862347

 

 

7 minutes ago, katatonic said:

It may look like a small boat because the windscreen has gone, but if you look at the portholes: each one is a cabin or heads. It's well over a million USD worth new. That's a yacht, over 50 foot.

Deceptive photo in the original post

Look at the one in JeffersLos link above.

48 foot yacht?

Amazing how often these boats just seem to catch fire ????????

2 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

Deceptive photo in the original post

Look at the one in the link above.

48 foot yacht?

If you look at the relative size of the guardrails the burning one is quite a lot bigger. I'd say 70'

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The yacht has the name "Aew" (name transliterated from Thai and possibly incorrect) and is registered to Suphalak Ampuch an executive of a famous Bangkok mall, reported Naew Na.

 

It was still legally licensed. 

 

The grammar here suggests that despite being owned by a rich Bangkok businesswoman, it was still legally licensed.

1 minute ago, ronaldo0 said:

Amazing how often these boats just seem to catch fire ????????

If it was an insurance job it wasn't exactly the location I'd choose. And they can catch fire readily if the maintenance isn't up to scratch or they forget to turn the engine-room fans on etc. Diesel leaks, exhaust leaks, failed turbos, wiring, piles of oily rags..

4 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Insurance job.

As they say the happiest days of their lives is the day they buy their boat and the day they sell it! Maybe he just couldn't wait.

Oxford English Dictionary  defines a Yacht as being sail and motor powered.  A floating gin palace is not a Yacht!

5 hours ago, PatOngo said:

For That??? Sounds like an insurance job!

So they decided to sell it to the Insurance company. ????

1 hour ago, ronaldo0 said:

Amazing how often these boats just seem to catch fire ????????

Not very often????

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He said damage to the yacht was in the order of 30 million baht.

The cruiser is probably half that brand new... if it's got all the bells & whistles.

Including a working fire extinguisher system.

That boat isn’t even 35 feet let along 30 million baht. 

7 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

This costs 5 million

 

https://rod.kaidee.com/product-356862347

 

 

 

But now it was moored of the Koh Phangan coast and worth 30 million. ????