Ferry RAJA 3 suffered a fire with a lot of smoke in the evening of Oct 3 during her scheduled sailing from Koh Samui island to Koh Phanang island, Thailand world-famous resorts until “new normal” era, with some 30 passengers, 14 cars, and a number of motorbikes on board. Soon after decks were filled with smoke causing some panic, the ferry docked at Koh Phanang, all passengers were evacuated, all are safe. Fire meanwhile, was quickly extinguished with the Koh Phanang Municipal fire engine assistance. A vent somewhere in the cargo deck area suffered a shortcut and caught a small fire but with a lot of smoke.
The vessel RAJA 3 (IMO: 6920472 ) is a Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship built in 1969 (52 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Unknown.
Raja Ferry is one of the leading providers of ferry services in Thailand. The company was established in 1981 and currently operates 13 vessels. The three main ports used by the company are Donsak, Koh Samui, and Koh Phangan for the convenience of their passengers.
Ko Pha Ngan (or Koh Phangan) is the ideal, all-inclusive island in the Gulf of Thailand. It is surrounded by little sister Koh Tao in the north and big sister Koh Samui which can be seen from Phangan’s southern coast. It’s just a short ferry ride away from either of the sister islands and the mainland city of Surat Thani. If you’ve heard of Koh Phangan before, it is either for the legendary, original Full Moon Party or for Koh Phangan’s brief appearance in Leonardo Dicaprio’s The Beach (2000).
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