By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Phuket – A foreign man has been rescued near Racha Island in Phuket. He claimed he was holding onto an oil tank and floating in the sea for 13 days.

Emergency responders were notified by a tour boat operator that an unidentified man had been found alive floating in the sea 300 meters from Racha Island.

 

The man was taken onto the tour boat before arriving at the Chalong Pier, south of Phuket. The man was exhausted and weak and was taken to a hospital.

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2022/12/26/man-rescued-off-of-phuket-claims-to-have-been-floating-in-the-sea-for-13-days/

 

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Sorry but 13 days.... not possible.

14 minutes ago, petermik said:

Sorry but 13 days.... not possible

Need his nationality to be sure! 

What was he drinking for 13 days.

 

This would be a great excuse if you had overstayed your visa.

 

12 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Need his nationality to be sure! 

The linked article suggests that he is Malaysian.

 

 

B. S. For sure!

300m from Koh Racha? Yai or Noi? Couldn't swim, too exhausted, or ? Oil tank? Let the guessing games begin!

Seen plenty of floaters in the sea here, but a human one is definitely a first!

On Thai time for sure.

7 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

What was he drinking for 13 days.

Dunno but probably his shipmates have gone missing whilst he put on 20 KG

21 hours ago, webfact said:

A foreign man has been rescued near Racha Island in Phuket. He claimed he was holding onto an oil tank and floating in the sea for 13 days.

He claimed... ok.

Sounds fair to me. I did the same last week.????????

No risk of hypothermia here so possible if he had access to drinking water.  If no drinking water then lies or misreporting for sure.

 

Just speculation but was the oil tank a jerry tank with water inside?  Or did he have a jerry can of water with him.

 

Or as other posters have said, just 300 meters from a big inhabited island, why did he not just swim ashore?

 

Youtuber stunt perhaps.......I note that he was only 30 years old......

9 minutes ago, Adumbration said:

Youtuber stunt perhaps.......I note that he was only 30 years old......

More likely an inventive way to avoid a 5 year overstay.

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

More likely an inventive way to avoid a 5 year overstay.

Yes certainly a possibility.  I wonder if he was an Indian Malay?  Or if he is actually Malay at all......Might have been an illegal dropped close to the island by coyotes but caught up in the strong currents there and unable to swim ashore.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

last month I was on 26 day overstay.  Went for a “swim” and was “rescued “.     They said , “why

so fat?”  I said, “I was 300 kg before I got lost at sea!”    Works every time.  

23 hours ago, Olmate said:

Need his nationality to be sure! 

He said he was Malaysian if you read the FULL story, but maybe got pushed or jumped of a refugee boat.

3-4 days without water normally would finish you off, has it rained in that location recently ?