"Naiman JJ asked the
25,000 baht 'because a' told us that the salt water, and 'entry and would have broken the engine "
A group of tourists from Malaysia and Singapore have claimed to have received an account of 50,000 baht for being upside down in water 2 jet-ski in Patong Beach during the weekend.
The group took out $ 900 Singaporean (about 50,000 baht) for damages claimed by the operator that turns out to be Winai "JJ" Naiman (pictured sitting at).
Naiman manages a group of jet skis and has achieved a certain notoriety 'last year appearing in an episode of British television series "Big Trouble in Thailand" (big trouble in Thailand).
Derrick Wong reported from Singapore that he and 16 friends were on holiday in Patong Beach and have hired four jet-ski Saturday, October 9.
"Two jet-ski is tipped into the water " says Wong, " and when we took them back, Naiman asked for 25,000 baht each because 'he told us that water and salt' entry and would have broken the engine .
friends were all former classmates from the districts of Kulai in Johor and Malaysia.
" Being the first time in Phuket, we did not know what to do " says Wong, " showed us all the documents that my friends had signed, and after about 30 minutes and 'a guy who only arrived after we able to identify as JJ.
Some of the group went to Baramee Resort where to stay and are then returned with $ 900 Singaporean. "They were all money we had," added Wong.
JJ Wong says he has identified only after it would say " you can search on the Internet."
About an hour after the incident, the jet-ski were taken away from the beach and Wong said that their trip had gone well before the scam, adding "many of us not return 'to Phuket .
Their guidance advised them to pay "for security reasons" and Anusorn Hall - President of Jet-Ski in Phuket - said it 'difficult to comment without knowing whether the jet-ski these are among the 219 registered in Patong.
Both the jet-ski registered and non registered, they always sign documents which are responsible for checking passengers jet-ski if they are insured.
" in Patong, a few jet-ski is still allowed to operate without insurance " Anusorn said, adding that the insurance does not cover the reversal of the medium.
A Bang Tao beach, where there are some jet-ski operators, passengers are told that the maximum to be paid if the jet-ski tips and 'of 3,000 baht. Anusorn also says that any higher figure means include the loss of revenue for as long as the means and 'under repair.
" I wonder if the jet-ski in question are legal or not " says Anusorn " although I am the President of the Association, but are not 'in control of daily operations of the jet-ski in Patong .
"The situation and 'improved, but some operators have not yet been brought into conformity with the assurance and there is' no control by the authorities' " says Anusorn adding " tourists who feel cheated should contact the police. Only in this way 'we can ensure the fair treatment .
Last year, there was uproar when the British television aired an episode where Naiman has a gun with which compares with British marines. This accident 'was the spark that forced the then Governor of Phuket to give away to an insurance program for the jet-ski in Phuket after which inter alia are rained several letters of protest to the Thai Prime Minister following the Embassies of the many cheated tourists (watch video) . .
no action has' been taken against Naiman because 'the director has said that the episode in question was actually' all pretend for the cameras, which is flatly denied by the producers of the episode which ones have said the authenticity '.
11/10/10 Source: Phuketwan
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