This is the bizarre moment a British tourist clinging to a buoy two miles off the Thai coast got off a boat after thinking it would be a “good idea” to go for a morning swim.
The video shows the apparently drunk holidaymaker standing on the yellow raft in his bathing suit near the party city of Pattaya at around 7am on March 29.
The Brit is seen smiling and didn’t appear to be in distress as he gave a thumbs up and waved the passing boat for a ride.
The tourist, who did not give his name, rocked slightly as he lowered the buoy to swim to the boat.
Video shows him getting on the boat and rocking on the deck as he tries to catch his breath.
This is the bizarre moment a British tourist clinging to a buoy two miles off the Thai coast jumped off a boat after thinking it would be a “good idea” to go for a morning swim
Video shows him getting on the boat and rocking on the deck as he tries to catch his breath
The Brit, who looked unsteady on his feet, told the boat’s captain: “I wake up, I go ‘Oh good idea to go swimming’.
“I swim, swim, swim and then,” says the Brit, before pausing to catch his breath.
The vacationer then asked the boat’s captain: “Are you fishing?” Do you do tourists?’
Boat captain Charawat Rasrikrit said the young man was unharmed and took him back to his beach hotel.
Rasrikrit said: “I went to the temple early in the morning because it was a Buddhist holy day.
“I went on my boat expecting no tourists. He waved at me and said he couldn’t swim back.
“Perhaps the Buddha brought me to this part of the sea to help him. It was a holiday, not many boats would pass if I didn’t come.
The boat captain adds: “I see that many tourists get into trouble here. I thought maybe he was still at parties the night before and still in a good mood in the morning.
“He was probably still drunk. Many tourists act strangely when they come here.”
Boat captain Charawat Rasrikrit (pictured) said the young man was unharmed and took him back to his beach hotel
Pattaya on Thailand’s east coast is best known for its chaotic nightlife and 24-hour adult entertainment industry.
Military top brass from Bangkok have been trying for several years to clean up Pattaya, dubbed the “sex capital” of the world.
They are fighting to kick out misbehaving Brits and Australians and turn the region into a family-friendly resort to tap into lucrative family markets in China, India and Russia.
However, they face an uphill battle against the entrenched 24-hour sex industry and the endemic corruption that allows it to continue unabated.
The bars – many run by British expats and serving as showcases for prostitutes – along with massage parlors and street workers are also a lucrative part of the tourism industry.
Before the pandemic, the industry accounted for 21 percent of Thailand’s annual GDP and generated 1.8 trillion baht ($52.3 billion) in revenue.
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