KRABI – A tour speedboat carrying 55 people collided with a fishing trawler near the Koh Khai–Koh Phi Phi area in Krabi province on Sunday morning, resulting in one fatality and 21 other injuries. The incident occurred around 8:55 a.m. in the Andaman Sea between Koh Khai and Koh Phi Phi in Muang Krabi district. […]
PHUKET – A major fire erupted at Chalong Pier in Phuket’s Chalong Bay in the early hours of Wednesday morning, destroying 22 speedboats and causing significant disruption to the island’s tourist transport network. Preliminary damage estimates range from 38 to 100 million baht. Three passenger boats destroyed in a fire on Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River […]
PHANG NGA – The Takua Pa Provincial Court in Phang Nga has sentenced 45-year-old Russian national Artem Bugorsky to 12 and a half years in prison for the intentional murder of his 13-year-old son, Lucas. The tragic incident occurred on a tourist speedboat in late January 2025, when Bugorsky threw his son into the vessel’s […]
Angthong Marine Park Tour Offers All-Inclusive Island Escape from Koh Samui Adventure seekers and nature lovers can now explore the stunning Angthong Marine Park on a full-day, all-inclusive speedboat tour departing from Koh Samui. The Angthong Tour by Speedboat offers a seamless blend of sightseeing, snorkeling, kayaking, and hiking amid one of Thailand’s most picturesque […]
PATTAYA – A foreign tourist has been accused of groping a woman while allegedly assisting her off a speedboat at Pattaya’s Bali Hai Pier, an incident captured on video that has since sparked widespread criticism online. The episode occurred on November 24 but came to public attention after the victim’s boyfriend shared the footage on […]
KRABI – A potentially dangerous maritime incident was safely averted off the coast of Krabi on Saturday when a speedboat carrying 35 tourists began taking on water shortly after departing Koh Mai Phai. The vessel, which had embarked from Phuket with 39 people aboard including crew, developed a critical hull breach that threatened to sink […]
PHUKET — A speedboat carrying 36 tourists and crew erupted in flames off the coast of Koh Mai Thon on Tuesday morning, sending passengers diving into the water as explosions rocked the vessel. The blast injured six people, including three Russian tourists who suffered shrapnel wounds. Speedboat carrying British tourists crashes in a mangrove forest […]
In a dramatic rescue operation on Monday, March 10th, 2025, 28 tourists were safely evacuated from a speedboat that began leaking while traveling from Koh Lipe to Phuket. The incident occurred near Koh Poda Nok, a scenic island off the coast of Krabi province in the Andaman Sea. British and Thai tourists rescued after longtail […]
