Filipino crewman found hanged on gas tanker off Phuket

Filipino crewman found hanged on gas tanker off Phuket
Puntid Tantivangphaisal August 26, 2025 https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/filipino-crewman-found-hanged-on-gas-...

Police launch probe after seafarer discovered dead aboard anchored vessel

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Police in Phuket are investigating the death of a Filipino crewman who was found hanged aboard a Singapore-flagged gas tanker anchored off Ao Makham.

The body of 28 year old John Bernice Tio Brioso was discovered at around 5pm yesterday, August 25, aboard the Hoegh Gandria, which was moored off Wichit.

The vessel’s captain, Nikolic Drasco, immediately alerted Thai police. Officers from Wichit Police Station boarded the ship at about 6.35pm after receiving the report.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Chonlathit Khiaw-on, the investigating officer, confirmed the man was found in his normal work clothes. A preliminary examination by forensic officers and a duty doctor revealed marks on his neck consistent with hanging. No other injuries or signs of assault were detected.

Investigators inspected the scene and the crewman’s cabin but found no evidence of a struggle or ransacking. His body was later transferred to Vachira Phuket Hospital for a full autopsy.

Police said the case is being treated as a suspected suicide, though a full investigation remains underway.