Yacht wanted for dropping anchor on coral off Phuket
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The yacht 'Paraty' was caught with its anchor on coral off Koh Racha Yai. Photo: DMCR

PHUKET: Marine authorities are calling for help in locating a sailing catamaran after tourists caught the yacht on video with its anchor on coral off Koh Racha Yai, about 25 kilometres south of Phuket.

The yacht, called Paraty, was caught with its anchor on coral off Koh Racha Yai on Monday (Mar 28), Suchart Ratthanareungsi, Director of the Phuket Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), told The Phuket News.

“I searched for this boat, but there is no information in our database,” he said.

VesselFinder.com shows Paraty’s most recent reported position as northbound in the Malacca Strait on February 25.

MarineTraffic.com, however, reports the Paraty’s last recorded position as off Naiharn Beach on March 14.

Both boat-tracking websites use AIS locators to report boat positions, which is common practice around the world.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/yacht-wanted-for-dropping-anchor-on-coral-off-phuket-56846.php

-- Phuket News 2016-03-31

Are the marine police even looking .... I doubt it ... too much work to go out and look, rather than punch a computer keyboard.

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The yacht 'Paraty' was caught with its anchor on coral off Koh Racha Yai. Photo: DMCR

And the guy taking the photo was,,

a) drunk

crosseyed

c) sliding off the edge of the world

d) didn't know he was taking a photo

e) was diving into the sea for a swim, decided to take a photo

f) your guess here ..............................

who cares....people drop anchor all over phuket waters everyday. its what mariners do.

Yachts have been known to drop more than anchors into the waters where they travel...

The photo indicates that it is taked by DMCR.If so,why wasn`t no action taken then ??

The photo might not be the same boat. Possible they used any old stock photo to make the story more interesting. Doesn't make a lot of sense for a yachtsman to deliberately drop anchor on coral. Chances are you end up with a fouled anchor, even if you don't care about the damage you are doing down there. Anchors and chain on big boats are an expensive item to lose just because you wrapped them a couple of times around a coral head.

How does anyone know what the anchor is lying on?

The photo might not be the same boat. Possible they used any old stock photo to make the story more interesting. Doesn't make a lot of sense for a yachtsman to deliberately drop anchor on coral. Chances are you end up with a fouled anchor, even if you don't care about the damage you are doing down there. Anchors and chain on big boats are an expensive item to lose just because you wrapped them a couple of times around a coral head.

Happens all the time in bungalow bay. Moorings are full, so people drop anchor, seemingly without a care about the bottom composition.

Yes, they should make sure that anchors are not placed on coral. The problem is that setting an anchor, or bow and stern if needed, takes some expertise and sometimes requires someone to dive on the anchor. This is especially true for novice sailors who rent a boat.

It would be easy for the authorities to set permanent tie-ups in areas where there are coral heads to be protected.

Yes, they should make sure that anchors are not placed on coral. The problem is that setting an anchor, or bow and stern if needed, takes some expertise and sometimes requires someone to dive on the anchor. This is especially true for novice sailors who rent a boat.

It would be easy for the authorities to set permanent tie-ups in areas where there are coral heads to be protected.

Real world alert....

The ocean is full of reef structure.

It is not standard practice for people to set anchors by diving.

How do you set buoys where there are many boats around? Do you really think a crowd of boats can use a single buoy?

Do you really think a crowd of boats can use a single buoy?

Absolutely! It is known as "rafting up"

Great fun. Have met lots of interesting people from all over the world, and had some great dinners and parties!

Yes, they should make sure that anchors are not placed on coral. The problem is that setting an anchor, or bow and stern if needed, takes some expertise and sometimes requires someone to dive on the anchor. This is especially true for novice sailors who rent a boat.

It would be easy for the authorities to set permanent tie-ups in areas where there are coral heads to be protected.

Real world alert....

The ocean is full of reef structure.

It is not standard practice for people to set anchors by diving.

How do you set buoys where there are many boats around? Do you really think a crowd of boats can use a single buoy?

Anchors are normally are set by coming up and dropping the anchor and enough chain to get it to lay flat on the bottom. Then you put the engine in reverse and drag the anchor until it "bites" and finally let out more chain. Enough room has to be left for the boats to be able to swing. This works well when you have a sand or rubble bottom, but you don't get too many boats in a given space. If you have coral heads close together and you want sailboats to be able to safely and not do any damage you either have to be able to set the anchor by hand or you use a buoy that has a line attached to the bottom that will not come out. Buoys are used throughout the Caribbean very effectively and are certainly the best environmental solution.

I dropped anchor in Subic Bay, just off the beach (used to be a Navy pier for loading ammo).

All hell broke loose, and I was chased out, but not detained.

That same area was packed with all sorts of ships and small boats, anchored.

Yes...there are designated areas where anchoring is forbidden, because of the coral.

Yes, they should make sure that anchors are not placed on coral. The problem is that setting an anchor, or bow and stern if needed, takes some expertise and sometimes requires someone to dive on the anchor. This is especially true for novice sailors who rent a boat.

It would be easy for the authorities to set permanent tie-ups in areas where there are coral heads to be protected.

Real world alert....

The ocean is full of reef structure.

It is not standard practice for people to set anchors by diving.

How do you set buoys where there are many boats around? Do you really think a crowd of boats can use a single buoy?

Anchors are normally are set by coming up and dropping the anchor and enough chain to get it to lay flat on the bottom. Then you put the engine in reverse and drag the anchor until it "bites" and finally let out more chain. Enough room has to be left for the boats to be able to swing. This works well when you have a sand or rubble bottom, but you don't get too many boats in a given space. If you have coral heads close together and you want sailboats to be able to safely and not do any damage you either have to be able to set the anchor by hand or you use a buoy that has a line attached to the bottom that will not come out. Buoys are used throughout the Caribbean very effectively and are certainly the best environmental solution.

And if there is no buoy?

Damaging coral with an anchor is a fact of life.

Yes, they should make sure that anchors are not placed on coral. The problem is that setting an anchor, or bow and stern if needed, takes some expertise and sometimes requires someone to dive on the anchor. This is especially true for novice sailors who rent a boat.

It would be easy for the authorities to set permanent tie-ups in areas where there are coral heads to be protected.

Real world alert....

The ocean is full of reef structure.

It is not standard practice for people to set anchors by diving.

How do you set buoys where there are many boats around? Do you really think a crowd of boats can use a single buoy?

Anchors are normally are set by coming up and dropping the anchor and enough chain to get it to lay flat on the bottom. Then you put the engine in reverse and drag the anchor until it "bites" and finally let out more chain. Enough room has to be left for the boats to be able to swing. This works well when you have a sand or rubble bottom, but you don't get too many boats in a given space. If you have coral heads close together and you want sailboats to be able to safely and not do any damage you either have to be able to set the anchor by hand or you use a buoy that has a line attached to the bottom that will not come out. Buoys are used throughout the Caribbean very effectively and are certainly the best environmental solution.

And if there is no buoy?

Damaging coral with an anchor is a fact of life.

I am sure that the Thai fishing captains say the same thing when they throw their weighted drag nets overboard, or the Philippine fishermen as they toss a stick of dynamite overboard.

It is a fact of life only if the boat captains choose to make it so.

Yes, they should make sure that anchors are not placed on coral. The problem is that setting an anchor, or bow and stern if needed, takes some expertise and sometimes requires someone to dive on the anchor. This is especially true for novice sailors who rent a boat.

It would be easy for the authorities to set permanent tie-ups in areas where there are coral heads to be protected.

Real world alert....

The ocean is full of reef structure.

It is not standard practice for people to set anchors by diving.

How do you set buoys where there are many boats around? Do you really think a crowd of boats can use a single buoy?

Anchors are normally are set by coming up and dropping the anchor and enough chain to get it to lay flat on the bottom. Then you put the engine in reverse and drag the anchor until it "bites" and finally let out more chain. Enough room has to be left for the boats to be able to swing. This works well when you have a sand or rubble bottom, but you don't get too many boats in a given space. If you have coral heads close together and you want sailboats to be able to safely and not do any damage you either have to be able to set the anchor by hand or you use a buoy that has a line attached to the bottom that will not come out. Buoys are used throughout the Caribbean very effectively and are certainly the best environmental solution.

And if there is no buoy?

Damaging coral with an anchor is a fact of life.

No buoy available, moor up with another boat or go elsewhere.

^^ not in the real world.