UPDATE: The yacht was later confirmed to be the 34m luxury yacht ’Obsession II’, which was available for charter in Phuket
The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command at Cape Panwa rtperted it was informed of the firs at about 3pm.
The Navy base urgently dispatched two boats, Tor 111 and Tor 272, to extinguish the blaze
However, by the time the fire had been doused the yacht had suffered heavy damage, and was left with its mast levelled.
The Third Area Command reported that the yacht caught fire while moored off Koh Lone while no people were on board.
No further details were initially reported.
Additional reporting by Eakkapop Thongtub