As the boat propels itself near the island, you a small boat rocket towards yours. Upon the craft are threatening men, Thai pirates.
They approach the boat and board with little effort and demand the possessions of those on board while pushing over supplies. You start to hand over your picture, yet as you do so, some of the pirates are taken aback and guilt hangs upon their faces.
They talk and speak of themselves as once Buddhists who had turned to this life after they were ordered to disassociate by the new Vietnamese government. They hand back the group’s possessions and supplies, leave the craft, and head back to towards the island.
You were lucky, this time around.
After this encounter, time moves on and the overcrowded boat has made it to port at Hong Kong.