A report issued by the Phuket Provincial Public Relations Office on Saturday (July 25) said Governor Chotinrin Kerdsum had assigned Vice Governor Romdon Hayiawae to accompany Marine Department officials inspecting jet-skis and operators.
According to the report, the inspections targeted unlicensed jet-skis, unlicensed operators and businesses suspected of using Thai nominees on behalf of foreign owners.
However, the report did not state where the inspections took place or when the alleged offences were detected.
It also failed to explain what the reported eight "cases" referred to.
Officials did not clarify how many jet-skis, businesses or individuals were involved, nor did they specify what offences had allegedly been committed.
No names were released, and the report made no mention of any fines, arrests, vessel seizures or other enforcement measures.
Instead, it stated only that authorities had found eight “cases” under the Thai Maritime Navigation Act and would continue enforcing the law.
The announcement follows a series of similar jet-ski enforcement campaigns in Phuket.
Just 10 days earlier, officials released substantially more information about another inspection campaign, reporting that 23 rental jet-ski operators had been found using vessels without the required licences during inspections around Koh Siray.
In that case, authorities identified the offence, confirmed that each operator had been fined B10,000 and cited the relevant section of the law.
By contrast, Saturday’s announcement provided little information that would allow the public to assess the scale or outcome of the latest inspections, with much of the official release instead focusing on Vice Governor Romdon accompanying Marine Department officials during the exercise.