These tourists seems to be semi-local , so should understand the sea, but still - Mai pen rai attitude toward apparent risks.

I have seen that on FB ads by one reputable Southern travel agency advertising also in low season day trips to Emerald Cave at Koh Muk - AFAIK no trips during low season should go , apparently not because of rain, but because of choppy sea conditions, which are , on top, are unpredictable - you can't predict sea condition during the trip and they tend to change rapidly if during green season.
They responded to my concern - Oh please, we simply don't leave if we see in the morning bad weather ...
- I think they are processing tens of thousands customers per year.

Appr. one year ago during a storm in Andaman sea, I met in a cafe two girls traveling alone - a kind of daughters of tycoons, one from Central Europe, second from India - they were concerned how to get to Krabi at such weather . We discussed various options - starting from regular ferry, speedboat , bus, car, helicopter, private plane, or scheduled plane via BKK or Samui - in the end their hotel - Ritz Carlton Krabi - decided to send next weather for them a speedboat - fortunately they arrived well - but weather was a kind of all small boats are requested to stay ashore ... - another too risky enterprise , could simply go wrong at such kind of weather very easy, no real concern for safety.

Posted by Sue on May 25, 2015 14:10

I would really like to know How do they call for help from the middle of the Ocean in a small boat! I understand larger ships have expensive wireless systems!

Posted by Deepak on May 26, 2015 02:28