snoop1130 13518 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Raja Ferry’s boat found to be unstable, removed from service By THE NATION Officials ordered that Raja Ferry’s boat Raja 1 be suspended from service as of Thursday (August 6) because it was seen to be dipping to the left while at sea. This boat normally transports people and cargo between a pier in Don Sak district and Koh Samui. On the night of August 1, a boat owned by the same company sank due to strong winds some five nautical miles from Koh Samui pier. The boat was carrying three large garbage trucks, one four-wheeler and had 12 crew members and four passengers and reportedly san between Koh Si and Koh Ha islands. On Thursday, a woman’s body was found on the sunken boat. This is the first of the three missing people to be found and has been identified as crew member Parada Chanhan. The corpse is yet to be retrieved. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392614 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-08-07 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Justgrazing 20880 Posted August 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: because it was seen to be dipping to the left while at sea. The 2 on the cargo deck wanna move it to the left abit , that might level it up .. and jumping up and down might help as well .. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post kotsak 10869 Posted August 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) Seeing the layout of the boat in the OP photo, I would suspect it has been listing to the left since day 1? Edited August 7, 2020 by kotsak 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Geoffggi 4922 Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 Listing to the left, not very nautical ...............LOL 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Crj1948 14 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 I am sure the captain does a stability calculation before sailing 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post AhFarangJa 12171 Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 Listing to Port a bit in the picture. However, I would assume these vessels have trim tanks to compensate for when sailing empty or fully laden with vehicles. This ferry appears to have more superstructure to port, so should be trimmed when unladen. It is another matter if the crew actually know if there are such tanks, or how to use them, or they probably simply cannot be bothered. 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites
hotchilli 18839 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 19 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Officials ordered that Raja Ferry’s boat Raja 1 be suspended from service as of Thursday (August 6) because it was seen to be dipping to the left while at sea. Lol Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post sammieuk1 21080 Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 The dipping of the left side can easily be rectified by drilling some holes in the right side said a passing submariner 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Cake Monster 5505 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 7 hours ago, AhFarangJa said: Listing to Port a bit in the picture. However, I would assume these vessels have trim tanks to compensate for when sailing empty or fully laden with vehicles. This ferry appears to have more superstructure to port, so should be trimmed when unladen. It is another matter if the crew actually know if there are such tanks, or how to use them, or they probably simply cannot be bothered. Trim Tanks ? If there is anything at all, it will probably be a couple of water bottles hanging over the side. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Tidybeard 315 Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) I know this boat ... the list to port is caused by more rusty parts falling off the starboard side so making it lighter Edited August 8, 2020 by Tidybeard 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Odysseus123 13779 Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) The ferry is actually on an even keel..it's the shoreline that's listing severely to starboard. Edited August 8, 2020 by Odysseus123 3 Link to post Share on other sites
thaibeachlovers 33959 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Those boats last century were so rusty they had probably been condemned in whatever country they were bought from. Judging by the painted over characters probably China. Link to post Share on other sites
lom 380 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 9 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: last century You should get here more often. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
thaibeachlovers 33959 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/15/2020 at 10:37 PM, lom said: You should get here more often. That was when I last used them. I doubt that has changed. I still lived in LOS this century. Link to post Share on other sites
Gulfsailor 2393 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Interesting news on a Thai Facebook page. This ferry apparently was kept in service by Raja despite the order to stop using it, and last night on a run from Donsak to Koh Phanghan it broke down near Samui, where it floated aimlessly for 5 hours. Another Raja ferry was sent to tow it into port, where it arrived 9.5 hours after leaving Donsak. At least it didn’t sink 1 Link to post Share on other sites
n00dle 1100 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 On 8/15/2020 at 7:43 AM, thaibeachlovers said: Those boats last century were so rusty they had probably been condemned in whatever country they were bought from. Judging by the painted over characters probably China. Korea Link to post Share on other sites
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