webfact Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 More trouble for Samui ferry: loading bridge collapse nearly sends truck into the sea Picture: Manager Online A vehicle loading bridge of the Raja Ferry on Koh Samui collapsed yesterday morning. The incident nearly sent a heavily loaded truck carrying coconut husks into the sea. The truck ended up wedged in position. Picture: Manager Online The R9 ferry was due to leave at 9.00 am bound for Donsak on the mainland. The incident follows the sinking of a Raja ferry at the weekend that resulted in loss of life, notes Thaivisa. Source: Manager Online -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-08-05 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Peterphuket Posted August 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2020 To heavy, no maintenance, etc., etc. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 If you fail to maintain equipment to the highest standards $hit happens ☹️☹️☹️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceN Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Of all the awful things carried by trucks on ferries, coconut husks must be one of the most benign. They would just float away and do no harm. Glad it wasn't, say, gasoline. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Not a Chinese driver thankfully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted August 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2020 There must be a minister by now for all things falling down and sinking what has he got to say ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Rodriguez Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 thank god thailand does not have nuclear power plants, well yes, 1 university test reactor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted August 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2020 3 hours ago, crazykopite said: If you fail to maintain equipment to the highest standards $hit happens ☹️☹️☹️ Safe Trusted Thailand.. not working out to well 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Bender Rodriguez said: thank god thailand does not have nuclear power plants and the thing is, and this scares me, is that even though they know that an accident would level a city, and cause the deaths of thousands of people, the Thai contractors and government ministers would STILL be involved in graft! It really does frighten me the lengths they will go, to get free money. ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 10 hours ago, sammieuk1 said: There must be a minister by now for all things falling down and sinking what has he got to say ???? A committee is being set up to look into it as we speak.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 3 hours ago, sammieuk1 said: There must be a minister by now for all things falling down and sinking what has he got to say ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I stopped using these ferries 20+ years ago and used the plane instead. The last Raja ferry I used was built in the German Democratic Republic (which seized to exist in 1989), then the vessel must have gotten sold to China by the various Chinese lettering all over the boat. Solid coats (plural) of oil paint could not cover the embossed/engraved German and Chinese letters. God only knows the history of that fleet and it would not surprise me, if the ferry which sunk as well as this particular ferry had an equally interesting history. But yes, money talks and if you are in a vintage ferry which had been shuffled all over the planet, then (preventive) maintenance becomes all the more important. For the latter you can look at most cars older than 5+ years - go figure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I’m glad they are taking this downtime to get their house in order-what a mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Every time I used Raja I was amazed that the piers had not collapsed due to the amount of rust on the steel supports. I always took my own inflatable buoyancy aid in case the ferry sank. Seemed to me that if the boats were so decrepit that the Chinese didn't want them, how come they could legally be used in LOS ( no need to answer that- we all know )? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 9 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: Seemed to me that if the boats were so decrepit that the Chinese didn't want them, how come they could legally be used in LOS ( no need to answer that- we all know )? From what I can see from the markings and original safety signs on the boats, it looks like they were once used in Korea or Japan, not China. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 On 8/6/2020 at 6:10 PM, RickG16 said: From what I can see from the markings and original safety signs on the boats, it looks like they were once used in Korea or Japan, not China. Could be Japanese, but the characters didn't look Korean to me. They are quite different to Chinese or Japanese. Perhaps Taiwan, rather than PRC. It's been a long time, so memory may be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actonion Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Collapsing bridge, Sinking Ferry, how can this happen to a high class tourist destination.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 8 hours ago, actonion said: Collapsing bridge, Sinking Ferry, how can this happen to a high class tourist destination.... It's not about the destination, it is one company. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/15/2020 at 9:31 PM, RickG16 said: It's not about the destination, it is one company. It's not the company it's the mind set that allows such a company to operate, and that affects the destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Pah, it'll all be fixed ( again) until the next death/incident when those lucky safe tourists arrive at the Blue Moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/5/2020 at 3:36 PM, Peterphuket said: To heavy, no maintenance, etc., etc. YEP! Just another day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 7 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: It's not the company it's the mind set that allows such a company to operate, and that affects the destination. That as well... but completely writing off Samui as a destination because of Raja's shortcomings is a bit wide of the mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 16 hours ago, RickG16 said: That as well... but completely writing off Samui as a destination because of Raja's shortcomings is a bit wide of the mark. Did anyone do that? Assuming Songserm is still in existence there are at least two alternatives to get there, and three if the catamaran is still going. Run by a company out of Khao San Rd, but I forget the name. It left from Chumphon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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