Castaway farang rescued from Thailand’s waters

[snoop1130]

 

In a TikTok clip that looks like a sequel to the movie Castaway, a group of Thai tourists on a fishing trip found a foreigner floating on a makeshift wooden raft in the middle of the sea off the coast of Koh Kood in Trat province, eastern Thailand, yesterday.

 

The woman who filmed the clip chartered a boat to go out fishing for squid when she and her friends spotted a wooden raft floating in the middle of the sea. As she got closer, she noticed luggage on the raft, and then she spotted a man. The TikToker wrote a message, “Where are you going to float?”

 

Balanced on the raft with his belongings, the floating farang didn’t appear to be in any trouble or danger. In fact, he looked extremely relaxed. The foreign man allegedly made the raft himself from palm trees.

 

The Thai boat operators were concerned for the farang’s safety as they said a storm was coming and if he didn’t make it back to shore, he possibly wouldn’t survive.

 

Then, another boat with marines on board arrives and pulls the raft back to shore, along with the foreigner and his luggage, as seen in the clip…

 

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/castaway-farang-rescued-from-thailands-waters-video

 

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[richard_smith237]

This guys fits on the other concurrently running thread ‘are there normal farangs living in Thailand ?’.. 

 

This guy is a perfect example of some of the out right fruit cakes out there....  

 

 

The Kon-tiki man he certainly isn’t !!! 

[still kicking]

His name was Tom Hanks 

[webfact]

Moved to "Eastern Thailand" forum

 

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[harleyclarkey]

Bobbing son Crusoe

What a prat.....

[harleyclarkey]

What possesses a nut case to wander off to the ocean on a pile of palm leaves and wood? 

Nut case are the main words. 

[jaywalker]

8 hours ago, still kicking said:

His name was Tom Hanks 

His name was Wilson.

[Neeranam]

Leave the guy alone, looks like fun. 

He wasn't far off, meddling old woman.

 

 

[Neeranam]

1 hour ago, harleyclarkey said:

What possesses a nut case to wander off to the ocean on a pile of palm leaves and wood? 

Nut case are the main words. 

If it weren't for adventurous hippies in the past, you probably wouldn't get all the retired civil servants and butchers that we have now

[Neeranam]

1 hour ago, harleyclarkey said:

Bobbing son Crusoe

What a prat.....

were you ever young?

 

 

[Neeranam]

9 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

This guys fits on the other concurrently running thread ‘are there normal farangs living in Thailand ?’.. 

 

This guy is a perfect example of some of the out right fruit cakes out there....  

 

 

The Kon-tiki man he certainly isn’t !!! 

I can't see anything wrong with building a raft on a tropical island. I went kayaking there a while back, great fun. 

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, harleyclarkey said:

What possesses a nut case to wander off to the ocean on a pile of palm leaves and wood? 

Nut case are the main words. 

Youtube or similar likes?

[kennw]

9 hours ago, still kicking said:

His name was Tom Hanks 

Did he deliver the package ?

[wombat]

A sun burnt sailor he isn't.

If that's a real photo he hasn't been floating for long.

[harrycallahan]

OK that's kind of weird. But, there are Thai tourists who charter fishing boats to catch - wait for it - squid? 

 

 

[swm59nj]

This guy will fit right in.  Probably has no money, very little income if any,  and no health insurance. 

[xtrnuno41]

So what?

Read stories of people lost or dead in jungle or on an island.

I see movies people climbing towers, buildings and so and playing there, 100's meters above the ground.

An airplane landing on a skyscraper and many more amazing, maybe "stupid things".

It is what people do sometimes. 

He knew(?) what he was doing, why he was tossed away? Didnt ask for help or so.

So what?

[PETERTHEEATER]

Rescued? He seemed to be relaxed and communing with nature. I think he just wants to be first to see THE submarine.......

[Mansell]

Not exactly the middle of the sea….looks like half a kilo from shore. If he had his luggage with him, where was he going? No mast or sail, so not a lot of control on where he would be able to go. Just drifting.

[Pique Dard]

Robinson Crusoe on meth?

[Pique Dard]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

In fact, he looked extremely relaxed.

robinson crusoe who  has been smoking cannabis?

[ignore it]

Stranger than the watergun warrior who couldn't get his rubber sand shoe off.

 

 

[IamNoone88]

Whatever it was he had been smoking ...... please don't pass it around.

[Gandtee]

"I just felt like a caruso what's the problem? Is it Friday, man?"????

[roo860]

3 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

"I just felt like a caruso what's the problem? Is it Friday, man?"????

Caruso?

[bendejo]

Ginger or Maryanne?

 

 

[JustinCredible]

4 hours ago, harleyclarkey said:

What possesses a nut case to wander off to the ocean on a pile of palm leaves and wood? 

Nut case are the main words. 

As Bill and Ben used to say  "Weeed"

 

[KhunLA]

So he was actually rescued, as wasn't that far off shore, and I could have actually swam back if needed, and tide in my favor.

 

Cool raft though, I like it, though he may want to fit an electric motor to it, sail or foot paddles ????

[marin]

3 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Leave the guy alone, looks like fun. 

He wasn't far off, meddling old woman.

 

40+ years ago, Chaweng beach Koh Samui with only 2 bungalow guest houses built, we did close to the same. Made the raft, used sheets for a sail and got out about just as far. Started falling apart so left it and swam back in. 3 days of good fun building it and playing around. No internet to entertain us back then.