Phuket jet-ski operators warned over beach occupation

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Phuket jet-ski operators warned over beach occupation

 

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Marine Office has warned jet-ski operators not to occupy beach areas beyond the terms laid out in the “10% beach management policy” – or else face possible eviction from the sands at all Phuket beaches.

 

The Phuket Marine Office issued a written warning to the Phuket Jet-ski Association on Friday (June 23) stating that jet-ski operators specifically at Kata Beach are no longer to park vehicles, both unpowered and powered, used to transport jet-skis to and from the beach parked on public land.

 

The warning states that should the jet-ski operators fail to adhere to the warning, a further letter will be sent to the Phuket Provincial Office who will then decide whether jet-skis should be removed from the beach.

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[Dobredin Ghusputin]

13 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Phuket Marine Office issued a written warning

 

14 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The warning states that should the jet-ski operators fail to adhere to the warning, a further letter will be sent to the Phuket Provincial Office who will then decide whether jet-skis should be removed from the beach.

 

What if a dog bites the postman before he could deliver those letters?

 

A warning letter issued to all soi dogs?

 

 

[stevenl]

So operators of an illegal activity are warned not to illegally use land.

[LivinginKata]

Half assed sort of decision.  Powers in charge (????) know it's wrong but still want the big monthly payments

 

Edited June 26, 2017 by LivinginKata

[madmitch]

How can the jetski operators be confined to the 10% zone? Kick the tourists off the sunbeds?

 

No, they and the parasailers are a law unto themselves and whilst they might reluctantly take their trailers home they won't be giving up the part of the beach they "own"!

[observer90210]

They would be better off to investigate with sting operations all the jet ski mafia criminals, who rip off tourists under falacious vehicle damage charges....

 

Water soluble paint is often used to hide previous marks on the vessel...after use, obviously the paint goes off and the marks appear.....the unsuspecting tourist is threathned and has to pay huge amounts of cash to get out of the mess....sometimes around US$ 1'000,-- ....

 

Everybody has heard of these scams and even embassies abroad warn tourists not to fall into the trap...but still guilable and candide tourists get trapped and ripped off!!!..

[Deli]

And pigs will fly

[Juan B Tong]

FINAL WARNING!  Failure to comply will result in our writing a letter.

Continued failure to comply may result in our posting the letter.

[farcanell]

1 hour ago, Deli said:

And pigs will fly

Once you had to be quick to get a glimps of a flying pig.... but now the buggers flock together, making viewing far easier

[PETERTHEEATER]

YAwn........The same old rhetoric........

[Psimbo]

Oooh- letters. That will scare them.

[lvr181]

4 hours ago, Psimbo said:

Oooh- letters. That will scare them.

Gives the operators time to up the dividends payable before the Army/Navy moves in to dismantle the whole scheme having received a complaint from the underpaid Phuket Authority.

[Redline]

Easier to just ban picture taking and the press