A “tame” whale shark swam with tourists for five hours off the coast of Rayong province in eastern Thailand yesterday.
Diving instructor Kru Off, from the Toy Boat Tour group, revealed that he took tourists out to Hin Pleng, a popular dive site about 13 nautical miles off the coast.
As the tourists were swimming and looking at the coral, a 7-metre-long whale shark suddenly approached the divers.
The gentle giant swam in circles around the boat and played with tourists until they were worn out five hours later.
Even when the boat set off back to the shore the whale shark followed for a while before disappearing, said Kru Off.
Kru Off said this one whale shark in particular is like a tame animal. He said he suspects it is the same one that returns to the Hin Pleng dive site every year.
Every year during January and February, a whale shark regularly visits Hin Pleng, with…
