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Exhausted dog rescued while swimming 220km from shore

A dog found swimming more than 220 kilometres 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 the dog was sighted last Friday swimming toward the platform.

The dog was picked up by an oil rig crew after being rescued in the Gulf of Thailand more than 220 kilometers from shore. Source: Vitisak Payalaw via AP
The dog was picked up by an oil rig crew after being rescued in the Gulf of Thailand more than 220 kilometers from shore. Source: Vitisak Payalaw via AP

The crew managed to rescue the dog by putting a rope around its upper body and hauling it up.

He said the crew speculated it might have fallen off a fishing trawler, and dubbed him “Boon Rod,” or “Survivor.”

The dog was glimpsed on Friday swimming towards the oil rig platform, where it got a grip on a pole at sea level before being hauled in. Source: Vitisak Payalaw via AP
The dog was glimpsed on Friday swimming towards the oil rig platform, where it got a grip on a pole at sea level before being hauled in. Source: Vitisak Payalaw via AP

The dog was returned to shore on Monday at the southern port of Songkhla and was declared in good shape after being delivered to the animal protection group Watchdog Thailand.

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