Ferry service between Pattaya in the eastern province of Chon Buri and Hua Hin in the southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan have been suspended until October 31. The service will resume from November 1, according to a staff member from the ferry operator Royal Passenger Liner Co.
The effects of flooding and forest runoff in Thailand caused by typhoon Mangkhut have prompted ferry operators to temporarily suspend services between Pattaya and Hua Hin.
Ferry service between Pattaya in the eastern province of Chon Buri and Hua Hin in the southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan have been suspended until October 31. The service will resume from November 1, according to a staff member from the ferry operator Royal Passenger Liner Co.
The operator had said in a post on its Facebook page that services had been suspended from September 17 to October 31 for “safety reasons”, owing to “heavy downpours and strong wind waves” during the period.
A forecast by a weather agency has predicted a strong northern monsoon across the Gulf of Thailand, with strong wind waves reaching two to four metres in height.
However, the 6th Marine Region Office in Pattaya said it had not received details on the service suspension, Bangkok Post reported.
The two-hour ferry service, which connects two popular tourist resort towns, was launched last February.