When it's the fridge that saves your bacon....or fish! - Thai angler floats in a "tuu yen" for six hours

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Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath carried a report from Muang district of Krabi in southern Thailand after a man survived 6 hours floating in the sea in an old tuu yen or fridge.

 

Anat Masosot, 33, went out in his long tail boat to fish in the area of Koh Lao Hang near Koh Hong.

 

It was a lovely day but the weather soon changed and the swell increased dramatically.

 

Anat was caught by a large wave side on and capsized. His boat started sinking slowly before his eyes as he struggled for what to do in the water.

 

His only option was an old fridge that he used to store caught fish that was floating.

 

He swam over to and grabbed the fridge before clambering inside and floating for six hours until he was rescued by other fishermen.

 

Anat said he was thankful to be alive but he was thinking about his boat at the bottom of the sea, that's his livelihood.

 

Meanwhile the local phu yai ban Somsak Tebbut in Nong Talay was helping out with getting benefits due to Anat.

 

A search had been mounted for the boat but had so far not found it. 

 

Other members of the community were rallying round with donations for one of their own. 

 

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[Gandtee]

Is he chilling out? He is lucky to have survived.

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, Gandtee said:

Is he chilling out? He is lucky to have survived.

Saved me a few times too.