Police impose strict patrols after foreign yacht skipper attacked by foreigner

[TV Channel 11]

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The incident occurred on Wednesday night on a yacht moored in the sea off Kata beach. After being informed of a shooting on a yacht, police led by Chalong superintendent Pol. Col. Samarn Chainarong rushed to the scene and found a New Zealand man Pierre Alain Oberson badly wounded. The man was sent to Phuket International Hospital. A girlfriend of the victim who declined to give out her full name told police that while she was on board with Mr. Alain, a foreign robber who wore a diving suit, climbed up to the boat and used a gun in a plastic bag to force the victim to give him valuables. Mr. Alain fought back and got shot in the chest and leg while the robber was also shot and pushed off into the sea during the fight. They then fired the firework for a distress signal. A man, Weeraphol Jaiyen who was on board another tourist boat heard the sound and came to help. Police used a long tail boat to search for the robber and found his body floating dead nearby with no identification papers.
The Chalong Police superintendent said this is the first time such a robbery on a yacht occurred and that he instructed officers to impose strict patrols around the bay to prevent such bad incidents reoccurring. Police also took photos of the dead man and seek public cooperation if they know the man as it would help police to further investigate the case.

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