Vietnamese daredevil rescued by Thai Navy as he rows boat to India to meet wife


BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Similan Islands National Park officials together with the Third Naval Area Command rescued a Vietnamese national on Wednesday (March 23) from his “unsafe” inflatable boat in the Andaman Sea off Similan amid strong winds and waves.

The audacious man aimed to row all the way to India to reunite with his wife.

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