Phuket

Hotel speedboat communication goes dark after dropping anchor

Published

Friday, January 20, 2017 17:57

KRABI: A speedboat ‘disappeared into thin air’ after being anchored off Krabi last night.

The speedboat, that belonged to Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra Golf and Spa Resort, was reported as ‘missing’ by hotel staff at about 10am today to Somsak Tepbhud, village chief of Baan Koh Kwang.

“The staff told us that they had been in contact with the boat crew yesterday evening when they dropped anchor not too far from Koh Kwang Beach in front of the hotel. They identified the boat as a twin-engine fibergkass speedboat,” said Mr Somsak.

Marine Police, Koh Hong Protection Zone officials and others teamed up to look for the missing boat and its crew, now believed to be either hijacked or sunk.

“Since the boat is not transmitting GPS signals, we cannot confirm anything at the moment,” Jampen Pormpakdee, chief of the Koh Hong Protection Zone, told the Phuket Gazette this afternoon.

— Kritsada Mueanhawong

Get more from The Thaiger

📱 Download our app on Android or iOS
👋 Have your say on our Thailand forums
🔔 Subscribe to our daily email newsletter
📺 Subscribe / Join YouTube for daily shows
👍 Like/Follow us on Facebook
🐦 FOLLOW us on Twitter
📷 FOLLOW us on Instagram

News Categories: Phuket

Related Topics:

Join the conversation and have your say on Thailand news published on The Thaiger.

Thaiger Talk is our new Thaiger Community where you can join the discussion on everything happening in Thailand right now.

Please note that articles are not posted to the forum instantly and can take up to 20 min before being visible. Click for more information and the Thaiger Talk Guidelines.

Create an Account

Click to comment