Source: Thai Announcement from the Regional Marine Office

On Friday 30^th and Saturday29^th Pattaya hosts the 2024 International Fireworks Festival bring together teams from five different countries, each competing to showcase their stunning pyrotechnic artistry. We encourage everyone to come and see this spectacular event.

Khun Ekarat Khunsri, director of the Pattaya Branch of the Marine Department, has sent us some safety information to ensure the event goes off safely, including details of an exclusion zone. It is prohibited for boats to enter close to the barges used for lighting fireworks at the International Fireworks Festival, and must keep outside a radius of 0.3 nautical miles or not less than 500 meters between 29-30 November 2024.

The anchorage points for boats involved in organizing the event (e.g., fireworks barges, safety patrol boats) or those granted special permission may operate within restricted zones set at a distance of approximately 500 meters from the

beach as follows:

North side

latitude 12 degrees 56 minutes 28 seconds North.

Longitude 100 degrees 52 minutes 47 seconds East

South side

Latitude 12 degrees 56 minutes 23 seconds North.

Longitude 100 degrees 52 minutes 45 seconds East.

Please see attached the official notice from the Marine Department, and illustrations showing the location of the barges.

Some important details to note;

Marine Department emergency phone number (Bangkok) 1199

Marine Police emergency phone number 038-423-666 or 1196

VHF general call channel and to contact VTS Si Racha is #16

VHF monitored by Ocean Marina is #12

Ocean Marina Harbour Master mobile phone number +66-85-248-3216

We are also please so share with you the program for both nights, and the schedule of the fireworks displays.

Read original Thai version:

https://www.oceanmarinajomtien.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thai-Announcement-from-the-Regional-Marine-Office.pdf