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

[webfact 82,146]

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 47,424]

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 5,142]

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 37,678]

It is quite likely the fire extinguishing equipment was out of date, and the boat had not been properly inspected by the "marine department" in quite some time.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 7,413]

Insurance job.

[ThailandRyan 18,215]

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 8,263]

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

Edited January 25 by Neeranam

[worgeordie 44,884]

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

regards Worgeordie

 

[JeffersLos 2,379]

This costs 5 million

 

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

 

 

 

[klauskunkel 20,826]

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 6,314]

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 18,215]

Insurance job IMHO

[soalbundy 20,206]

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

[nahkit 1,786]

3 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Yacht ,Speedboat cannot be both

Try reading it again.

[katatonic 323]

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.