Tourists stranded on Koh Tachai rescued by navy vessel
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013
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The Royal Thai Navy Region 3's "Pattani" offshore patrol vessel safely delivered the 455 tourists to Phang Nga Navy Base in Phang Nga's Thai Muang district at 4am Wednesday.
The Songkran revellers had been stranded on Koh Tachai in Kura Buri district since Tuesday afternoon because of storms and high waves. The vessel was dispatched at 7pm Tuesday to the island 80km off the coast.