Four Russian tourists fined in Phuket jet-ski accident
Four tourists have been fined following a jet-ski accident at Kata Noi Beach. One Russian female tourist was taken to a hospital as a result of injuries sustained in the incident.
Karon Police were notified of the incident at 4.50pm yesterday (Monday) at Kata Noi Beach. Four Russian tourists were injured in a jet-ski incident offshore from the beach.
The Karon Police report that they headed to the Chalong Hospital to find a 23 year old female Russian tourist, Tatiana Lysova. She had sustained a minor injury but was OK and able to discuss the incident.
The three other Russian tourists involved were 31 year old male Russian Ivan Fediaey, 36 year old Ivan Smoliagin and 30 year old Olga Isaicheva. They were traveling with a tour group and staying at a hotel in Patong.
Each tourist has been fined 1,000 baht for ‘reckless’ driving of a marine vessel.
Police left the Russian group to settle the damage costs with the jet ski rental company.
(The renters ‘should’ have signed an insurance agreement before they rented the jet skis under changes made to beach rental business guidelines two years ago – we’re not sure if this happened in this case but are trying to find out)
