NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A violent storm sank 10 of 60 fishing boats that left ports in five coastal districts of this southern province on Sunday morning, and three crewmen were confirmed drowned.
Forty-eight of the 60 boats, with 121 crewmen, were from Pak Phanang district. Nine of them sank during the storm.
One crew member was drowned and the rest rescued by two patrol boats of the 2nd Naval Area. An air rescue helicopter from Wing 7 in Surat Thani, found and lifted three crewmen to safety from the sea.
All three boats with five crew from Tha Sala district and…
