PHUKET: Four people – three men and a woman – were safely rescued after their boat capsized about seven nautical miles from the island while on a fishing excursion on Tuesday, marine police said.
Following the accident, a marine police rapid deployment unit set off on a rubber boat on a rescue mission, said Pol Lt Col Jeerayut Niyomdet, a Phuket marine police duty officer.
The police boat, accompanied by fishermen on two fishing boats, arrived at the spot where the boat capsized at 12.20pm and found the four people drifting in the sea. They were rescued safely and brought to the island at Nai Yang beach in tambon…