Small Boats in Phuket Still Temporarily Banned on Leaving Ports

Phuket –

The Phuket Marine Office has issued another warning that small boats are being temporarily banned from leaving ports into the open sea due to inclement weather until July 20th, 2023.

Our previous story:

The Phuket Marine Office has issued a warning that small boats will be temporarily banned from leaving ports into the open sea due to inclement weather until July 18th, 2023.

The Phuket Marine Office Chief Mr. Nachapong Pranit told the Phuket Express that according to the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) heavy rains are taking place along with strong waves in the Andaman Sea, up to three meters high in the open sea or more than three meters high in thunderstorm areas until July 20th, 2023.

The Phuket Marine Office issued a warning on Tuesday (July 18th) for boat captains to be more careful when traveling at sea. Small boats of less than 10 meters length are BANNED from leaving ports into the open sea until Thursday (July 20th), 2023.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for more than four years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.