A search is under way for the captain of a longtail tour boat, Apichart Kobtaisong, who fell into the water off the coast of Krabi on Friday night. (Screen capture)A search has been launched after the captain of a longtail tour boat went overboard off the coast of Krabi on Friday night. He was knocked off his boat after it collided with another vessel in the vicinity of Koh Kai. Apichart’s boat was leading the second vessel owned by Guitar Roong Tawan 08 Company before the incident occurred. Yuthapong Damsrisuk, the national park chief, acknowledged the possibility that the boat captain could have perished and been washed out of the initial search zone.

Source: Bangkok Post February 17, 2024 10:27 UTC