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Dog rescued by oil rig crew after found swimming 135 miles offshore in Gulf of Thailand
Associated Press Published 8:25 a.m. ET April 16, 2019 | Updated 10:03 a.m. ET April 16, 2019
BANGKOK – A dog found swimming more than 135 miles from shore by workers on an oil rig crew in the Gulf of Thailand has been returned safely to land.
A worker on the rig belonging to Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Vitisak Payalaw, said on his Facebook page that they saw the dog last Friday swimming toward the platform. He said they were lucky to spot it because if there had been waves it probably would not have been visible.
The dog made it to the platform, clinging to the support structure below deck without barking or whimpering, Vitisak wrote.
The crew managed to lower a rope and secure it around the dog's neck and haul it up. Vitisak said they speculated the dog might have fallen off a fishing trawler, and dubbed it "Boon Rod," or "Survivor."
More:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/04/16/dog-rescued-oil-rig-135-miles-offshore-gulf-thailand/3482306002/
