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Phuket Tourist Police have rescued a Dutch couple who became trapped 3 kilometres off-shore while kayaking. The Pattaya News reports that strong waves meant the couple, who are on the island as part of the sandbox scheme, were unable to paddle back to shore. The incident happened around 1.30pm yesterday, with police responding to a report of the couple’s plight. The tourists were rescued and transported back to their hotel. According to the Pattaya News report, 22 year old Hoppe Martin was kayaking with his girlfriend when heavy rain began to fall and the waves got stronger. The couple got […]

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These two are lucky to be alive! The Andaman Sea is beautiful and terrible at the same time! Kayaks are really only to be used close to the beach for inexperienced kayakers. Currents make it perilous. Calm waters only.

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10 hours ago, Jason said:

These two are lucky to be alive! The Andaman Sea is beautiful and terrible at the same time! Kayaks are really only to be used close to the beach for inexperienced kayakers. Currents make it perilous. Calm waters only.

The Andaman Sea is not so wild, just north of Ao Po, on the east coast of Phuket. Before they could drift even to PhiPhi, they would have had to get around the two Yai Islands. The little Island, they went, is a monkey island. Not sure, they released monkeys already, but that is/was the plan

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