Khao Lak's Police Boat

Mentioning the town of Khao Lak in any conversation immediately brings up the tsunami of 2004. Khao Lak was hit the hardest of any place in Thailand, killing more than 5,000, injuring a countless number of people and completely devastating the town in the process. Videos are sold of the natural massacre but I've never watched it, heeding the advice of those who have. The explicit video is a compilation of home videos showing the wave steamrolling through the town burying everything in its path. Today most of the town is rebuilt but standing as a permanent reminder of the sheer power and magnitude of the tsunami, nearly 2 kilometers from shore sits this large police boat.

It has now become a tourist attraction, one that demands attention. It's truly unbelievable that the wave had the strength to carry such a huge boat that far inland. Unable to fathom of such a wave, the boat shows the travelers who go to Khao Lak today that the tsunami brought destruction beyond most imaginations.