webfact 181665 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 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/ -- © Copyright The Phuket Express 2022-12-26 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petermik 23465 Posted December 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2022 Sorry but 13 days.... not possible. 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate 4085 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 14 minutes ago, petermik said: Sorry but 13 days.... not possible Need his nationality to be sure! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toofarnorth 6368 Posted December 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2022 What was he drinking for 13 days. 3 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bert got kinky 5971 Posted December 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) This would be a great excuse if you had overstayed your visa. Edited December 26, 2022 by Bert got kinky 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert got kinky 5971 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 12 minutes ago, Olmate said: Need his nationality to be sure! The linked article suggests that he is Malaysian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Troy Tempest 432 Posted December 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2022 B. S. For sure! 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bradiston 3394 Posted December 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2022 300m from Koh Racha? Yai or Noi? Couldn't swim, too exhausted, or ? Oil tank? Let the guessing games begin! 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMuddle 1386 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Seen plenty of floaters in the sea here, but a human one is definitely a first! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidneyw 1443 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 On Thai time for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman 62131 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 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 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli 59067 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bones 2884 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Sounds fair to me. I did the same last week.🙃🙃 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adumbration 3239 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) 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...... Edited December 27, 2022 by Adumbration 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo 76755 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adumbration 3239 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 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. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaStrong 1213 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 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. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess 10419 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess 10419 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 3-4 days without water normally would finish you off, has it rained in that location recently ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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