webfact Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Forty five tourists saved as tourist boat takes on water in high seas Picture: Daily News CHUMPORN: -- Forty five tourists were saved after a tourist boat started sinking off the coast of Chumporn in southern Thailand yesterday. Authorities think that a large wave was responsible but an immediate investigation has been called. Luckily for the tourists, who were mostly Thai, the boat started sinking just 2 kilometers offshore near the island of Koh Phra. A fishing boat came to the rescue and managed to ferry all the people to the shore at Chumporn. The vessel concerned was the 21 ton Raja Chumporn that developed a large hole under the waterline. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-01-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 "large wave responsible" Thank goodness it wasnt a negligent captain taking a boat out in high seas or overloaded or in bad shape, glad thats been cleared up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldroj Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 "...Authorities think that a large wave was responsible..." even though we are also told the vessel developed a large hole under the waterline !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Hmm, wonder what caused the boat to take on water? Wave or hole. Sheesh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiChai Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Dont want to focus too much on what created the large hole and lets just blame a large wave! Is this a cultural thing? I mean we would not want to appoint any blame or cause any loss of face? Or maybe get sued by the ferry company by causing it to get any negative publicity! So lets just blame a large wave. Immediately investigate it away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 So now we have reckless busdrivers, very selfish minivandrivers, pilots who can't speak english and captains who have no idea what they're doing...was the boat insured by the way? And they still ask for more European Quality Tourists who spend much money and are used to western quality/safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohy Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Looks more like a river boat than a sea going vessel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 A large hole that had probably been bodged to get a few more months / years out of it ,safety is only a word to speak in Thailand not something to think and do i have seen a boat that carry tourist being Thai fixed (a hole in the hull) I tell people about that boat but still they go on it ,I won't ,it was not a good repair ,I have worked with fibre glass before and know how to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 SS Minnow..on a 3 hours tour..perhaps to Gilligans Island... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krataiboy Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Perhaps now all those disappointed passengers who missed the first boat from Pattaya to Hua Hin will be thanking their lucky stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 2 hours ago, whatproblem said: A large hole that had probably been bodged to get a few more months / years out of it ,safety is only a word to speak in Thailand not something to think and do i have seen a boat that carry tourist being Thai fixed (a hole in the hull) I tell people about that boat but still they go on it ,I won't ,it was not a good repair ,I have worked with fibre glass before and know how to looks like they used that cheap CHEWING GUM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSF Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Seems this country is turning into a death-trap more and more as the days go past. 45 saved from drowning off coast of Chumporn. 23 dead in the Chonburi collision. Who, in all honesty, could recommend this country as a holiday destination to their friends & families? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, TSF said: Seems this country is turning into a death-trap more and more as the days go past. 45 saved from drowning off coast of Chumporn. 23 dead in the Chonburi collision. Who, in all honesty, could recommend this country as a holiday destination to their friends & families? LOL. One van crash and now the country is doomed??? Let me see how many people died in USA, Russia, China and India yesterday. OK, more. Let me check Japan. OK, more. Oh, they have more people so that's OK? Let me check Vietnam, OK more. If this logic holds, never recommend anyone to drive, walk, eat, drink, fly, etc....they all kill. So when are you flying out? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 4 hours ago, poohy said: Looks more like a river boat than a sea going vessel Yeah, I agree. Looks pretty much the same as the longtail boats they use on the klongs here in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Take the most lucrative week of the tourist year, add the unusual 2-4 meter seas in the GOT due to monsoon weather and it's not surprising that the dash for cash trumps good sense. Scary and wrong, but not surprising. Glad they got everyone to shore safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn1per Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 47 minutes ago, puukao said: LOL. One van crash and now the country is doomed??? Let me see how many people died in USA, Russia, China and India yesterday. OK, more. Let me check Japan. OK, more. Oh, they have more people so that's OK? Let me check Vietnam, OK more. If this logic holds, never recommend anyone to drive, walk, eat, drink, fly, etc....they all kill. So when are you flying out? LOL Quote: "The accumulated road accidents over the past three days from Dec 29, the first day of the campaign, to 1,961, with 199 deaths and 2,099 injuries" I guess you didn't see the other traffic news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 9 hours ago, kannot said: "large wave responsible" Thank goodness it wasnt a negligent captain taking a boat out in high seas or overloaded or in bad shape, glad thats been cleared up No a wooden boat with a species of termite that can survive under water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod711 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 9 hours ago, webfact said: Forty five tourists saved as tourist boat takes on water in high seas Alternative headline; Leaky, poorly maintained tub endangers lives of 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I took a snorklingtrip from Samui to koh Tsao, the boat had a big hole in the side and cracks at the welds of the frame. It was overloaded, i had to sit inbetween seats with a steel bar at my back (no pillow) and there we went full speed over the waves, the boat flew from top to top....on top of that the captain thought it would be fun for us to go full speed close to the rocks at the coast, just to scare us a bit. Thai are far too irresponsible to have passengerboats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, fruitman said: I took a snorklingtrip from Samui to koh Tsao, the boat had a big hole in the side and cracks at the welds of the frame. It was overloaded, i had to sit inbetween seats with a steel bar at my back (no pillow) and there we went full speed over the waves, the boat flew from top to top....on top of that the captain thought it would be fun for us to go full speed close to the rocks at the coast, just to scare us a bit. Thai are far too irresponsible to have passengerboats... Sounds like he had the maturity and mental age of a 14 year old boy. Very rare around these parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 ...on the water...'waves'....??? ...on the roads...'brakes'.....??? ....and....those bad....bad..... inanimate objects....boats......cars....??? ...jeez.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 ...in the air.... a bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Graham Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 12 hours ago, meatboy said: looks like they used that cheap CHEWING GUM. Maak farung. So they can blame the farungs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 16 hours ago, poohy said: Looks more like a river boat than a sea going vessel Spot on , The African Queen , play it again Sam .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 It developed a large hole? Just like that? Wow! Must've been the knitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 10 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said: Sounds like he had the maturity and mental age of a 14 year old boy. Very rare around these parts. 10 hours ago, fruitman said: I took a snorklingtrip from Samui to koh Tsao, the boat had a big hole in the side and cracks at the welds of the frame. It was overloaded, i had to sit inbetween seats with a steel bar at my back (no pillow) and there we went full speed over the waves, the boat flew from top to top....on top of that the captain thought it would be fun for us to go full speed close to the rocks at the coast, just to scare us a bit. Thai are far too irresponsible to have passengerboats... 'Thai are far too irresponsible to have passengerboats...' Thais are far too irresponsible ... period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sendintheclowns Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I can see the Gulf from my property - we have had huge waves, really high seas, on and off, this past month. It's the Monsoon, for gosh sakes. Unless its a calm day, there are no fishing boats out there. This Thai tourist company should have its licence suspended. The tourists who decided to go out - well they have a long, long way to go to get to Thai 4.0 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maewang99 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 On 1/3/2017 at 7:35 AM, MaiChai said: Dont want to focus too much on what created the large hole and lets just blame a large wave! Is this a cultural thing? I mean we would not want to appoint any blame or cause any loss of face? Or maybe get sued by the ferry company by causing it to get any negative publicity! So lets just blame a large wave. Immediately investigate it away! Farlang cannot understand Thai..... because you are not Thai. Thai = Thai educated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 On 03/01/2017 at 4:24 PM, TSF said: Seems this country is turning into a death-trap more and more as the days go past. 45 saved from drowning off coast of Chumporn. 23 dead in the Chonburi collision. Who, in all honesty, could recommend this country as a holiday destination to their friends & families? You got it wrong, it was "as quoted" the tourists were mostly Thai, the boat started sinking just 2 kilometers offshore near the island of Koh Phra, so not too confuse things, and the 25 killed in Chonburi were Thai (RIP), so western friends and families are ok to come for holidays, if they dare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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