A viral video has amused netizens after what appeared to be a dramatic sea rescue turned out to be something much more humorous.
PUBLISHED : 8 Jun 2026 at 18:21
KRABI — A boat captain improvised a way for a tourist who was reluctant to dive to see fish by having their head submerged, in a video that initially led viewers to mistake the scene for a rescue.
The clip, shared on Sunday by Krabi tourism operator Hmee Sarayut, shows two people on a paddleboard — one paddling while the other lies face-down with their head submerged.
Many viewers initially feared it was a rescue, but the poster explained that a customer wanted to see fish but refused to dive, so the boat captain improvised.
“The customer didn’t want to dive but wanted to see fish, so the captain went in and made it happen,” the tourism operator wrote.
The video quickly spread online, with numerous commenters admitting they first thought it depicted an emergency before recognising the humorous intent.