PHANG NGA, 15th February 2018 (NNT) – Thailand's southern coastal province of Phang Nga has established an agreement on water ambulance services, upgrading marine tourism safety measures.

Phang Nga has signed an agreement on water ambulance usage, delivering water ambulances to standby at Phang Nga Navy Base to provide emergency medical services to travelers at sea.

The water ambulances will enhance marine medical services with operations based at Khao Lak medical service center to help improve the safety of marine tourism.

The agreement was signed by Phang Nga Governor Sithichai Sakda, the 3rd region Navy Base Commander Warongkorn Osathananda, and Phang Nga Provincial Public Health Official Samart Thirasak.

Three 46-feet water ambulances have been delivered to the Phang Nga Navy Base to perform rescue and medical missions. They will then be deployed at different locations, one at Similan Islands, one at Surin Islands, and one at the navy base.

The provincial public health official said the province has been carrying out the Andaman Hub Medical Network project to improve emergency medical services at sea, with marine emergency medical operation and service centers established at tourism attractions, as well as the establishment of Khao Lak medical service center.

The network will also help reduce complications and fatality from medical emergencies, and help bring in more tourism revenues to Phang Nga and provinces by the Andaman Sea from improved safety confidence among tourists.

A ceremony will be held on February 19th, 2018, to dispatch a special workforce to protect and assist tourists on Similan Islands.

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