Navy rescued Cambodian man floating at sea for 2 days
September 5, 2021

While garbage in the sea is generally not a good thing, floating debris appears to have saved the life of a Cambodian man in the Gulf of Thailand off the coast of Rayong. The man was rescued today by the Royal Thai Navy after 2 days adrift at sea, clinging to debris, after falling off his fishing boat yesterday morning.

“We Care, We Protect Squad” is the team of the Royal Thai Navy First Area Command that spotted and rescued the Cambodian man floating in the sea off the coast of Rayong Bay. He spoke little Thai and had no identification card, so officials had trouble getting a lot of information from the man. He said that he was on a fishing boat named “Chock Pawin Chai” when he fell overboard.

The man said he survived the ordeal by hanging on to floating debris over the course of 2 days until the Royal Thai Navy pulled him from the sea and rescued him. The Navy has reached out to his employers who own the fishing boat to try to get details on what occurred as they investigate the incident further.

In full: https://thethaiger.com/news/eastern-tha ... for-2-days

Cambodia should put an iron gripped "moratorium" on Cambodians working in the Thai fishing industry until things change radically (they never will) - just like they did for years with Cambodian women working as maids in Malaysia.
The treatment, conditions and the casualty rate are all far worse.

Huey, Neptune, Poseidon, Lir, Daucina, Ahti, Glaucus, Amphitrite, Nerius, Pontus, Triton, Ukupanipo, Kamohoalii, Nāmaka, Varuna, Idliragijenget, Alignak, Mizuch, Ōhoyamatsumi, Susanoo, Bangpūtys, Sirsir, Njörðr, Ran, Veles, Yemaya, Olokun, Tangaroa and St Peter - Go with these men

They need every bloody one of you every day.

..and PS, thanks for looking after this now very pious Cambodian fisherman bloke
(i am dammed sure about the "pious" bit, and can personally guarantee he now will be for the rest of his days)

Amongst so much bad news, this is a happy event.
Thank you tidal rubbish. So many fisherman drown because they can not swim, or even float.