ViralPress / PO1 Wichit PukdeelonHero sailor Seaman Thatsaphon Saii braved choppy seas to rescue four cats from a smouldering ship[/caption]
ViralPressSailor Thatsaphon said: ‘When we arrived it was to secure the wreckage and check for oil spills’[/caption]
But it was only when the sailors returned to check the sinking hull that they realised the ship’s cats had been forgotten.
Seaman Thatsaphon Saii, 23, dived into the sea to rescue the cats, putting three of them into an old rice sack and carrying one on his shoulder before swimming 50ft to safety.
He said: “When we arrived it was to secure the wreckage and check for oil spills.
“But we noticed the cats onboard.
“I immediately took off my shirt and put on a life jacket so I could jump into the sea.
ReutersThe felines were saved from the boat near the island of Koh Adang on Tuesday following an oil fire[/caption]
ReutersAfter evacuating the crew the sailors noticed the ship’s cats were still onboard[/caption]
ViralPress / PO1 Wichit PukdeelonThatsaphon put three of the cats into an old rice sack and carried one on his shoulder before swimming 50ft to safety[/caption]
ViralPressThatsaphon said: ‘The flames were at the back of the boat but it was starting to sink, so I knew I had to be quick’[/caption]
ViralPressThe sailor emerged with the trembling moggies after paddling them back to safety[/caption]
ViralPressThe cats were unharmed and the boat was left to sink[/caption]
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“The flames were at the back of the boat but it was starting to sink, so I knew I had to be quick.
“I’m so relieved that we were able to save the kittens.
“They would have drowned or died of thirst if they went into the sea.”
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