Krabi

Eight saved after speedboat capsizes off Koh Lanta coast

Published

3 weeks ago

January 28, 2019

Eight saved after speedboat capsizes off Koh Lanta coast | The Thaiger

Six tourists and two boat crew have been saved after a speedboat capsized two kilometers offshore from Koh Lanta in Krabi.

Officials at the Krabi Tourist Assistance Centre were notified of the incident at 11am on Saturday. Navy and national park officers headed to the scene to find a speedboat which had capsized.

Eight people were floating in the water for about half an hour before they were rescued. All were wearing floatation vests.

On the trip there was one Thai tourist and five foreign tourists who were travelling on the speed boat between Koh Lanta and Koh Mah. When they were two kilometres off shore there were strong winds and waves that battered the boat before it eventually capsized and sank.

Yesterday 43 foreign tourists from Phuket were saved after water started pouring into a speedboat they were travelling in and capsized on the way to Koh Phi Phi.

Read more about yesterday’s boating incident HERE.

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Baby Risso’s Dolphin rescued at Railay Beach in Krabi

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1 day ago

February 19, 2019

The Thaiger

PHOTO: DMCR

A baby Risso’s Dolphin has been rescued after being found on Railay Beach in Krabi on Sunday.

Officials at the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) were notified that the baby dolphin was found of the east end of Railay Beach.

The DMCR says that the species is a baby Risso’s dolphin. This one is 250 centimetres long and weighs about 100 kilograms. The dolphin was weak and unable to swim by itself.

Wounds have been found around its head which marine staff believe was caused from being battered as it washed up onto the beach by waves.

The dolphin was taken to the Phuket Marine Biology Centre (PMBC) where it’s receiving love, attention and further treatment.

Risso’s dolphin is the only species of dolphin in the genus Grampus. It is commonly known as the Monk dolphin among Taiwanese fishermen. Some of the closest related species to these dolphins include: pilot whales, pygmy killer whales, melon-headed whales, and false killer whales.

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Krabi drug officers crack down on drugs and firearms

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1 day ago

February 19, 2019

Kritsada Mueanhawong

Krabi drug officers crack down on drugs and firearms | The Thaiger

Krabi Officers have seized 210,921 methamphetamine pills, 550 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 36 firearms and 19 bullets in the latest crackdown in Krabi.

Officers searched in 25 targeted area in Krabi where they have arrested 8 wanted drug suspects over the past week.

Methamphetamine pills have been sold in the region for as little as 55 baht per pill. More drug users are being arrested and police say the drug supply has increased, pushing down prices.

Read more from The Thaiger about the rise in the regional drug ‘explosion’ HERE.

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Update on renovations to Krabi International Airport

Published

5 days ago

February 15, 2019

The Thaiger

The Thailand Airports Authority has updated the expansion and refurbishment plans currently underway at Krabi International Airport. They report that work on a third terminal building will be completed by 2022.

Manager Online reports that Amphawan Wannako, the director-general, says that work is also being done to refurbish Terminals 1 and 2, including the car parks.

“When the work is all done the airport capacity will be 3,000 passengers per hour with 8 million expected to use the facility annually.”

The infrastructure works are budgeted at 3.8 billion baht.

Amphawan says that passenger safety remains a paramount consideration. She noted that features of interest at the airport in the future will include improved check-in facilities and free wi-fi.