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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]
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.
Ko Panyi (Thai: เกาะปันหยี, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ pān.jǐː]), also known as Koh Panyee, is a fishing village in Phang Nga Province, Thailand, notable for being built on stilts by Javanese fishermen. The population consists of about 360 families or 1,600 people [1] descended from two seafaring Muslim families from Java Island ...
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 ]
The art on the boat is like an "artistic masterpiece on waves" and is considered art of life as the kolae boat not only shows off the greatness of its design, but is also the primary instrument used by fishermen to make a living. It is said that a Bang Nara [2] villager without a kolae fishing boat is like a person without clothes.
The area of Mu Ko Lanta National Park is 83,750 rai ~ 134 square kilometres (52 sq mi). [3] It includes Mu Ko Rok, Ko Mai Ngam, Ko Talabeng, parts of Ko Lanta Yai, Ko Ngai, Mu Ko Rokk, Ko Rok Nai, Mu Ko Maa, Ko Hin Dang and the nearby islands of Ko Klang, Ko Lanta Noi [dubious – discuss], and Ko Lanta Yai sub-district, Amphoe Ko Lanta, Krabi Province.
Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park lies in the Ao Nang, Sai Thai, and Pak Nam Sub-districts of Amphoe Mueang Krabi, Krabi Province, Thailand. [1] It is a marine national park. [ 2 ] Established in 1983, it is an IUCN Category II protected area with coral reefs , and an area measuring 242,437 rai ~ 388 square kilometres (150 sq mi).
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.