For 31 days. from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 1, 1979, 157 Vietnamese refugees were held by pirates on Koh Kra Island. These people were robbed, raped, tortured, push into the sea, until finally they were discovered by the U.N. High Commissioner and taken to the mainland. Because of the efficient action by the High Commissioner and the determination of the refugees, seven pirates were identified and charged with crimes to be judged by the Thai courts.