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Tourists stranded by rough seas
rescued - January 3, 2008
Trat _ Tourists stranded on two small
islands by high seas which pounded the eastern coastline over the New Year
were rescued yesterday.
Two boats took five tourists off Koh
Bai Tang, about three kilometres off shore, said Surachai Burapanontachai,
chief of the Trat water transport office.
Rescue boats also evacuated 30 Thai and
foreign holidaymakers from nearby Koh Wai. They could not make the trip back
earlier because of the rough weather.
Mr Surachai warned that small boats
should remain ashore as more strong winds and high waves were predicted in
the coming days.
Issarapong Tansiri, deputy director of
the Tourism Region 5 office, said the rough seas had forced the suspension
of speedboat and ferry services operating in Trat.
The weather bureau has also issued
warnings of heavy downpours in Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung,
Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat over the next several days.
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