Old Aussie sailor found dead on his yacht in PhuketListen to this articleThe yacht Synergy owned by deceased old sailor Graham Tucker. (photo: Wichit police)PHUKET: An elderly Australian-British man was found dead on his yacht anchored off this southern island province on Sunday. Police said 70-year-old Graham Tucker's body was found in a bedroom near the bow of his yacht, Synergy, moored off Khao Khad beach in tambon Wichit in Muang district about noon on Sunday. He was found by his German friend Matthias Lepke, 54, who told police he and Tucker both lived on their own yachts in the same area. Local vendors said Tucker had lived on his yacht off the beach of Phuket for the last decade and often sailed to Malaysia and back.

Source: Bangkok Post January 12, 2026 06:31 UTC