Fight between Myanmar crewmen aboard Thai fishing boat ends fatally at sea off Phuket
Darawan Naknakhon



PHUKET: -- One Myanmar fishing boat crewman is dead and his “friend” being treated for a stab wound at hospital and facing a murder charge after the two got into a fight out at sea this morning off Phuket.

At 1pm today (March 20) Police Sub Lieutenant Saman Phromhom of Phuket City Police was alerted by Mr Ekachai Bunmai, 55, the captain of Thai fishing vessel Diengchai 11, about a fight that broke out at in the Andaman sea between two of his Myanmar crewmen, which resulted in one death and another critical injury.

Mr Ekaachai reported that he was en route to shore and would bring the dead injured to Por Pichai fishing pier in Rassada.

Shortly thereafter, police and rescue workers reported to the pier, where there was a large crowd of migrant workers gathered around the boat.

At the rear of the boat, authorities found the lifeless body of a man lying down and who was named as 19-year-old Yae-tui [transliterated].

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/fight-between-myanmar-crewmen-aboard-thai-fishing-boat-ends-fatally-at-sea-off-phuket-56680.php


-- Phuket News 2016-03-21

I'm surprised the captain did not simply throw both into the sea. Too bad the captain and his minions were not targeted instead.

I'm surprised the captain did not simply throw both into the sea. Too bad the captain and his minions were not targeted instead.

Wow.

Why don't throw away the Myanmar crewmen who want to be paid.

wow, what an honest captain.

fights between friends usually end in tragedy as in this particular case so sad really rip young man.

Never has the old saying "with friends like that, who needs enemies" been so appropriate.

Yet another RIP... It's oftentimes disillusioning to think that there is so much misery and anger in life, leading to death.