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17 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A "long tailed" boat in the Thonburi section of Bangkok. Long tailed boats use big V8 car engines and have 30-40 foot long propeller shafts that extend past the back of the boat. Bangkok used to be known as the "Venice of the East" because of the number of waterways the criss crossed the city. Now most of the waterways have been filled in but boats and ships still play an important role in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb or use boats to get around on the canals on the Thonburi side of the river. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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17 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A "long tailed" boat in the Thonburi section of Bangkok. Long tailed boats use big V8 car engines and have 30-40 foot long propeller shafts that extend past the back of the boat. Bangkok used to be known as the "Venice of the East" because of the number of waterways the criss crossed the city. Now most of the waterways have been filled in but boats and ships still play an important role in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb or use boats to get around on the canals on the Thonburi side of the river. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ