Patrol boat floated 1.2 km torward inner landside

Patrol boat floated 1.2 km torward inner landside

The hugh wave swapped this boat 1.2 kilometers torward the next rise where it came to rest.
The boat was one of the two guard boats for the HRH Khun Bhumi Jensen.

This is the moment when you get an idea of the savage power of the tsunami. If you have not been to Bang Niang beach, go there first. Walk back to the Navy Boat. Get an idea of the power it would take to carry a boat of that size two kilometres to its final resting place. The boat was on patrol, guarding the King’s grandson as he jet-skied in front of La Flora Resort. The grandson died despite efforts to save him but his mother, Princess Ubolratana, and sister survived by running for their lives to the upper storey of La Flora. The boat, also known as the police boat Tor 813, was carried past La Flora and up past the market and main Phang-Nga - Takuapa road to the fields opposite, stopping just short of a small hamlet. Find it opposite Bang Niang market.

The photo was captured in Khao Lak during our aid operation in Jan. 2005.