Top mall executive's 30 million baht luxury yacht goes up in flames off Koh Phangan

[webfact 88688]

Top mall executive's 30 million baht luxury yacht goes up in flames off Koh Phangan

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

A large crowd of onlookers gathered at Had Run beach, Koh Phangan in Thailand's south as a luxury yacht burned offshore.

 

A speedboat was sent to put out the blaze and pluck captain Bancha and his engineer Sanon from the sea.

 

The blaze was extinguished in 20 minutes. 

 

The yacht has the name "Aew" (name transliterated from Thai and possibly incorrect) and is registered to Suphalak Ampuch an executive of a famous Bangkok mall, reported Naew Na.

 

It was still legally licensed. 

 

The captain said he was on his way to Koh Samui when the fire broke out. He and his crewman tried to extinguish the blaze but it was fueled by benzin and proved to be beyond their capabilities.

 

It emanated from the engine compartment.

 

He said damage to the yacht was in the order of 30 million baht.

 

The crew are helping the Phangan police and harbor department to determine the cause.

 

Source: Naew Na

 

 

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[PatOngo 50404]

51 minutes ago, webfact said:

He said damage to the yacht was in the order of 30 million baht.

For That??? Sounds like an insurance job!

[ExpatOilWorker 5583]

56 minutes ago, webfact said:

The captain said he was on his way to Koh Samui when the fire broke out.

 

They had time to drop the anchor,  bit odd.

[spidermike007 38576]

It is quite likely the fire extinguishing equipment was out of date, and the boat had not been properly inspected by the "marine department" in quite some time. Was the executive on board, when this happened? Where are the other details? 

[VocalNeal 7812]

Insurance job.

[ThailandRyan 24715]

29 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

For That??? Sounds like an insurance job!

I agree, it looks like a small boat and not one you would call a yacht.

[Neeranam 9345]

Not very big. I remember seeing Walt Disney's CEO's yacht there in 1992. It was big! 

Edited January 25 by Neeranam

[worgeordie 45560]

Yacht ,Speedboat cannot be both, 30 million damage bit of an exaggeration IMHO.

regards Worgeordie

 

[JeffersLos 2692]

This costs 5 million

 

https://rod.kaidee.com/product-356862347

 

 

 

[klauskunkel 21131]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Suphalak Ampuch an executive of a famous Bangkok mall

Industry	Retailing
Founded	25 June 1981
Founder	Supachai Umpujh Nongluck Umpujh
Headquarters	Bang Kapi, Bangkok, Thailand
Key people	Ms Supaluck Umpujh, Chairwoman

 

Sunday was a bad day for The Mall:

 

Two in hospital after stabbing incident mid-afternoon at popular Bangkok mall

 

Over half a million baht robbed at gunpoint from bank in The Mall Bang Kapi

 

Edited January 25 by klauskunkel

[Tropicalevo 6812]

2 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

This costs 5 million

 

https://rod.kaidee.com/product-356862347

 

That is the second hand price. 30 mil is still a stretch though.

[ThailandRyan 24715]

Insurance job IMHO

[soalbundy 20312]

I'm so upset for him, oh dear, never mind.

[nahkit 1813]

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Yacht ,Speedboat cannot be both

Try reading it again.

[katatonic 324]

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

I agree, it looks like a small boat and not one you would call a yacht.

It may look like a small boat because the windscreen has gone, but if you look at the portholes: each one is a cabin or heads. It's well over a million USD worth new. That's a yacht, over 50 foot.

[chilly07 692]

Why do Thais always  exaggerate insurance  claims  by such a ridiculous  factor? 3m house doubles it's price when burnt down despite the fact that the value is in the  land not the building on it.  And that is a speedboat  not a yacht! How  stupid  do they think claims adjusters are? 

Edited January 25 by chilly07
Spelling!

[katatonic 324]

4 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

 

They had time to drop the anchor,  bit odd.

Probably not very deep. One guy goes to fight the fire, other one drops the anchor: no point trying to save the boat just to have it drift onto a reef. Dropping the anchor remotely from the wheelhouse only takes a minute.

[katatonic 324]

Just now, chilly07 said:

Why do Thais always  exaggerate insurance  claims  by such a ridiculous  factor? 3m house doubles it's price when burnt down despite the fact that the value is in the  land not the building on it.  And that is a speedboat  not a yachy! How  stupid  do they think claims adjusters are? 

Completely incorrect. Look more carefully and you'll see it's way bigger than you think.

[Tropicalevo 6812]

3 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

This costs 5 million

 

https://rod.kaidee.com/product-356862347

 

 

7 minutes ago, katatonic said:

It may look like a small boat because the windscreen has gone, but if you look at the portholes: each one is a cabin or heads. It's well over a million USD worth new. That's a yacht, over 50 foot.

Deceptive photo in the original post

Look at the one in JeffersLos link above.

48 foot yacht?

Edited January 25 by Tropicalevo

[ronaldo0 1890]

Amazing how often these boats just seem to catch fire

[katatonic 324]

2 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

Deceptive photo in the original post

Look at the one in the link above.

48 foot yacht?

If you look at the relative size of the guardrails the burning one is quite a lot bigger. I'd say 70'

[NanLaew 23622]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The yacht has the name "Aew" (name transliterated from Thai and possibly incorrect) and is registered to Suphalak Ampuch an executive of a famous Bangkok mall, reported Naew Na.

 

It was still legally licensed. 

 

The grammar here suggests that despite being owned by a rich Bangkok businesswoman, it was still legally licensed.

[katatonic 324]

1 minute ago, ronaldo0 said:

Amazing how often these boats just seem to catch fire

If it was an insurance job it wasn't exactly the location I'd choose. And they can catch fire readily if the maintenance isn't up to scratch or they forget to turn the engine-room fans on etc. Diesel leaks, exhaust leaks, failed turbos, wiring, piles of oily rags..

[Scot123 3306]

4 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Insurance job.

As they say the happiest days of their lives is the day they buy their boat and the day they sell it! Maybe he just couldn't wait.

[chilly07 692]

Oxford English Dictionary  defines a Yacht as being sail and motor powered.  A floating gin palace is not a Yacht!

[SiamRead 255]

5 hours ago, PatOngo said:

For That??? Sounds like an insurance job!

So they decided to sell it to the Insurance company. 

[SiamRead 255]

1 hour ago, ronaldo0 said:

Amazing how often these boats just seem to catch fire

Not very often

[hotchilli 19858]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He said damage to the yacht was in the order of 30 million baht.

The cruiser is probably half that brand new... if it's got all the bells & whistles.

Including a working fire extinguisher system.

[Taco 331]

That boat isn’t even 35 feet let along 30 million baht. 

[PoorSucker 6932]

7 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

This costs 5 million

 

https://rod.kaidee.com/product-356862347

 

 

 

But now it was moored of the Koh Phangan coast and worth 30 million.