webfact Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Tourists, crew safe as dive boat sinks off Similan Islands By Eakkapop Thongtub A tour boat sank off Similan Islands in the early hours of today (Feb 24). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHANG NGA: A total of 11 people, including four foreign tourists, were taken to safety in the early hours of today (Feb 24) after the dive boat they were on board of sank off Similan Islands. The Similan Islands National Park Headquater and the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command base in Phang Nga received a notification of a marine accident off Similan Islands at 02.45am today. The incident happened not far from a small beach on one of the islands of the archipelago. At the scene the joint team discovered a partially submerged dive boat, named in their report as Panthip 2. Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/tourists-crew-safe-as-dive-boat-sinks-off-similan-islands-70495.php#HvPhZS0TsBQXkOeW.99 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-02-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 how do you let a beautiful boat like this just sink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 In Thailand, it seems the Thais "engineers" build boats only for sinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 31 minutes ago, car720 said: how do you let a beautiful boat like this just sink? Just put a Thai captain on it...that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searat7 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Looks like a yacht possibly converted for diving. Will be very interesting to find out the reason it sank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 One wonders if the issue is the low quality construction of these boats, or the poor skills of the captains, or a disregard for weather? Seems like an awful lot of boats going down lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalmagic Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, car720 said: how do you let a beautiful boat like this just sink? It looked beautiful above water, but you never know what flaws are hidden below the waterline. Build quality, build materials, over loading, increase/change in usage and poor daily maintenance (if any) lead to any boat sinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracas Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Thai Navy's submarine crew practicing again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Close to beach, found submerged Dive Boat Panthip 2. Not a good idea to run over sunken vessel that was not hazard marked. I think I'll sink my Dive boat here, no problem, it's close to the beach, no one will mind.....no mind sits well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I wonder if Bilge alarms, and automatic pumps are part of the standard requirements here. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyphodb Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, spidermike007 said: One wonders if the issue is the low quality construction of these boats, or the poor skills of the captains, or a disregard for weather? Seems like an awful lot of boats going down lately. Well that certainly covers all the bases Mike ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choudens Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 low quality of these boats made in Thailand! ya! it's like a road just finished in Paanthong (near Chonburi) few days after opening the road is quite unusable, corruption is back as before and work done is bad everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Why oh why cant the Thai government use the huge amount of years of experience that the Expats living here possess, to remedy this problem with tourist vessels regarding seaworthiness and Safety? The News of this will already be around the world, just on Social media alone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Another dive site for the similans. Panthip 2 wreck dive. Should be plenty big for a swim through. I am sure the Chinese divers with find some way to have there children pee on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Want to experience sinking? Book a holiday in Thailand with guaranteed success! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupermarineS6B Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Getting some of that Submarine training in before they arrive....... "It's a dive boat Somchai, it doesn't mean it dives" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 2 hours ago, spidermike007 said: One wonders if the issue is the low quality construction of these boats, or the poor skills of the captains, or a disregard for weather? Seems like an awful lot of boats going down lately. Plus nothing ever checked, either by the owner, the captain or the officials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300sd Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 It's the rocks fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 What was the excuse?... rain made the roads (sea) slippery? Brakes failed? It would seem that there are a dissprortionate number of boats sinking over here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil2407 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Maybe the boat was feeling left out and wanted to join in the fun ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckenfell Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, weegee said: Why oh why cant the Thai government use the huge amount of years of experience that the Expats living here possess, to remedy this problem with tourist vessels regarding seaworthiness and Safety? The News of this will already be around the world, just on Social media alone.... Because Thais know best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Seems incompetence gets you all the good jobs in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saminoz Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Borzandy said: In Thailand, it seems the Thais "engineers" build boats only for sinking. ....and yet they have to go to China to buy submarines?!!!! Funny old world! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theholidayrambler Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I am an ex United States Coast Guard licensed master, I wont go on a boat here in Thailand..just my 2 cents.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 7 hours ago, webfact said: dive boat sinks Can't blame boat operators - it is called a "dive" boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hottrader77 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 5 hours ago, fruitman said: Just put a Thai captain on it...that's all. and the captain always goes down with the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 3 hours ago, weegee said: The News of this will already be around the world, just on Social media alone.... The world doesn't actually care about an insignificant South-East Asian backwater that has no interest in or influence on anything or anyone outside its borders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bournville Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Amazing Thailand! In all my travels... In all 5 of the countries I've lived in.. Thailand is the WORST for so many things! It's not too surprising though. 80% of the times I order food or drink in a resteraunt in thailand... They server forgets something. I order in thai language ... Something simple.. Coffee with a little milk. Most of the time... no milk arrives. Drives me mad. "Leo beer Nam keng krap" ... I get just a beer. Drives me f'ing mad! Maybe these boat operators forget basic stuff also? I think so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillHiccup Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 St. Brendon (the navigator) must have been smiling down. Not so regarding the lovely boat, though. I'd love an update on the insurance claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 3 hours ago, weegee said: Why oh why cant the Thai government use the huge amount of years of experience that the Expats living here possess, to remedy this problem with tourist vessels regarding seaworthiness and Safety? The News of this will already be around the world, just on Social media alone.... It seems loss of face is more important than loss of life. So many countries possess years of experience in areas that seems to baffle homegrown experts hereabouts. It is evident from mispelled highway signs, extending to tried and true methods of roadway, mobile traffic policing. In a country that cannot enforce simple helmet laws, it is no wonder boats seem to sink with regularity, buses crash almost weekly and electrocutions of passersby are not unusual. This country has 65+ millions of people and is a hub of so many areas of mayhem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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