Special permission was granted by the Harbor Office in Pattaya on Wednesday to rescue 380 stranded tourists on Larn Island who were unable to travel back to Pattaya due to the current extreme weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Vamco.
4 two-storey vessels were allowed to ignore the current red-flag which is currently in-place which does not allow any vessels to sail due to severe weather conditions.
The rescue was coordinated by Pattaya City Hall who funded the rescue mission which successfully returned the 380 Thai and Foreign Tourists to the mainland on Wednesday afternoon.
Waves of more than 2 meters in height are still pounding the shores of Pattaya and it is estimated that Millions of Baht’s worth of damage has been caused to vessels moored off the coast of Pattaya, including Parasailing platforms which are anchored 1km off the coast of Pattaya.