Damage, floods as Vamco hits many parts of the Kingdom
The wild conditions prompted the Regional Harbour Office in Pattaya and local agencies to dispatch four double-decker boats to bring the holidaymakers back to the mainland.
As storm Vamco - later downgraded to a depression - brought gusty winds and heavy rain to many areas of Thailand, officials issued an order prohibiting public transport boats and small fishing vessels from sailing.
The order stranded 380 tourists on Koh Lan, trapped by high waves, and four boats were sent to collect them. Strong winds/waves damaged several anchorages at the Southern Pattaya Pier, worth millions of baht. The storm also ruined rafts used for parasailing, one kilometre off the Pattaya Bay.