German Skipper Held over Illegal Andaman Tours

German skipper held over illegal Andaman tours

PHUKET - A German skipper has been arrested on a yacht off Mai Khao beach for allegedly running unlicensed tours in the Andaman Sea, Phuket marine police said on Friday.

German Yacht Captain Arrested in Phuket Sea for Allegedly Running Illegal Luxury Tours

The Phuket Express =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Phuket – Thai authorities have arrested a German national operating as a yacht captain in the Andaman Sea after uncovering an alleged clandestine luxury tour operation that allegedly sold unauthorized travel packages worth hundreds of thousands of baht per person. The Central Investigation Bureau told the Phuket Express that they and the Phuket Tourist Police […] German Yacht Captain Arrested in Phuket Sea for…

German Captain Arrested for Illegal Yacht Tours in Phuket

A German captain was arrested aboard a luxury sailing yacht in Phuket, accused of running an illegal tour operation in the Andaman Sea. Authorities discovered high-priced multi-day packages had been sold to foreign tourists without a license. The arrest, made on March 12, 2026, followed a five-mo...

German captain arrested in Phuket over alleged unlicensed luxury yacht tour

Phuket marine police arrested a German captain over an alleged unlicensed 11-day Andaman yacht tour after investigators said packages were sold online for six-figure sums

German captain arrested in Phuket over unlicensed yacht tour

German captain arrested in Phuket over unlicensed yacht tourLegacyA German national was arrested yesterday, March 12, after officials responded to a tip-off about alleged unlicensed tour activity linked to a sailing yacht named Moana in Phuket. The arrest came after the Tourism Business and Guide Registration Office under the Department of Tourism, working with Phuket Marine Police and Phuket Tourist Police, inspected Moana, a sailing yacht oper…