Geez...$2 mil dive boat swindled by an employee?

[MoonWrasse]

Hopefully they'll get their boat back. What a load of crap to wake up to, to discover your boat was hawked from under you.


Legal fracas over alleged swindling of dive boat

BANGKOK: Two Norwegian operators of the 85-million-baht M/Y Viking of The Orient have sought help from the Department of Special Investigations (DSI) in Bangkok, claiming they were cheated when one of their Thai employees signed ownership of the vessel over to a local moneylender to cover an unpaid debt of seven million baht.

Norwegians Einar Meling, Managing Director of Viking Cruises (Thailand) Co Ltd, and his partner Lennart Holmgren on March 9 met with Pol Col Dutsadee Arayawut, who heads the DSI’s Information Technology and Investigation Center in Bangkok.

The Scandinavians told Col Dusadee they were cheated out of possession of the 35-meter vessel by their Thai partner, who they claim transferred ownership of the boat without their consent.
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http://www.phuketgazette.com/news/index.asp?id=5570

 

[Zippsy]

Now that didn't take long, did it?:shakehead

FOR SALE or is it THIS ONE? very confusing to use the same pictures to sell two boats, no? Or is one the Thai price and the other for farangs?

 

[MoonWrasse]

$3.5M new, $1.95 used?

Different equipment on the 2 boats.

Same-same but different?

 

[justleesa]

man what a bummer....a real nice boat...hope it works out

 

[stevenl]

Yes, a real nice boat, but it was to be expected that there would be trouble for anyone who bought the boat.

 

[Batfish]

I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.