4 Russians rescued after 36 hours in Koh Chang sea
Rescued Russians are brought safely back to shore after a harrowing 36 hours bobbing in the ocean. Sketched by the Pan Pacific Agency.
PATTAYA, Dec 9, 2019, Pattaya Mail. Four Russian tourists lost at sea off Koh Chang were rescued after a harrowing 36 hours bobbing in the ocean, Pattaya Mail reported.
Peter Mitrokhon, Aleksanda Bushkov, Semen Morozov and Natalia Morozova had gone kayaking off the Trat Province island around 3:30 p.m. Dec. 4, but were knocked out of their boats by big waves around 6:30 p.m. and floated in pairs apart from each other.
Friends contacted the tourist police and a flotilla of Royal Thai Navy, tourist police and fishermen scoured the sea between Koh Chang and Koh Klum.
Fishing boats found the first pair the morning of Dec. 5 and a navy helicopter spotted the other two Russians around 2 p.m.
All four were unhurt other than being exhausted, dehydrated and hungry.
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