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Long-tail boats in Poda island, Krabi, Thailand.. The long-tail boat (Thai: เรือหางยาว, RTGS: ruea hang yao, [1] pronounced [rɯ̄ːa̯ hǎːŋ jāːw]) is a type of watercraft native to Southeast Asia that uses a common automotive engine as a readily available and maintainable powerplant. [2]
Ko Phi Phi Le, 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) in area, [2] is the second largest island of the archipelago, the largest being Ko Phi Phi Don.The island consists of a ring of steep limestone hills surrounding two shallow bays, Maya Bay and Loh Samah.
The islands are reachable by ferries, speedboats or long-tail boats, most often from Krabi town or from ports in Phuket Province. [1] Phi Phi Don was initially populated by Thai Malay fishermen during the late-1940s, and later became a coconut plantation. The resident Thai population of Phi Phi Don remains more than 80 percent Muslim.
The Thai navy's submarine squadron has trained in Germany and South Korea but has no submarines—its last sub was decommissioned in 1950. It does have a submarine headquarters: in July 2014 a US$17.3 million submarine headquarters and training center was opened at the Thai navy's largest port in Sattahip.
The Chao Phraya Express Boat service is a water bus which carries passengers along the Chao Phraya, regularly serving thirty-four stops from Rat Burana to Nonthaburi. The MINE Smart Ferry is an electric water bus service that operates three routes across Bangkok and Nonthaburi [ 2 ]
Swivel guns may be needed to protect the boat when collecting drinking water. Ship's boats were often used offensively, either on their own or when their parent ships were in action. [2]: 16, 113–119 The longboat usually had the largest passenger carrying capacity out of a ship's boats. Longboats were used by both warships and merchant ships.
In 1934, the Royal Thai Navy launched a major re-equipment programme, with orders split between Italy and Japan. In 1934, Thailand ordered nine torpedo boats (the Trad class) and two minelayers from the Italian shipyard Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico (CRDA), with two coast defence ships (the Thonburi class, three small torpedo boats (the Kantan class), two sloops and four submarines ordered ...
Krabi (Thai: กระบี่ pronounced) is a province (changwat) of southern Thailand, on the shore of the Andaman Sea. [5] Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phang Nga, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Trang.