snoop1130 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 80-Meter Bridge Collapses After Tugboat Collision By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter The collapsed bridge Thursday afternoon. NAKHON PATHOM — A tugboat driver was hit with a minor fine Thursday morning after his vessel smashed into a bridge and made it collapse. The bridge in front of Wat Thaiyawat across the Thai Chin River in Nakhon Pathom province completely collapsed after Sumet Tappandee, 35, lost control of the soybean-carrying tugboat and rammed it into one of its pillars. Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/calamity/2017/12/21/80m-bridge-collapses-tugboat-collision-video/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-12-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 The epitome of solid foundation workings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 31 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: the soybean-carrying tugboat Rammed into bridge made of tofu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Indeed ^^^. Relatively minor collision, why did the bridge collapse? Answers on a post card ... Skipper fined 2k Baht for an expired masters ticket. TiT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedemon Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 It's not a tugboat that brought the bridge down. It is a convoy of fully laden barges. Don't know what the total weight would be but my very rough guess....... in excess of a thousand tonnes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 43 minutes ago, Crossy said: Indeed ^^^. Relatively minor collision, why did the bridge collapse? Answers on a post card ... Skipper fined 2k Baht for an expired masters ticket. Five years past due expired license, according to the news report. Glad to see the maritime police are keeping up their end of the bargain. Meanwhile, time to pull out that old chestnut -- Guess they just don't build 'em the way they used to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeyoujimmy Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 he was lucky he was not smoking on the beach then he would be in trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 "Soybeans, man, made me lose control. Propeller-failure..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) Not only a 2000 baht fine. Other charges - damage to property for one - are pending, but that info isn't in the above story or link. Edited December 22, 2017 by Bangkok Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searat7 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 The tugboats used here seem very small considering the large barges they are towing. Often I see 3 barges being towed by one small tug boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Brake failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) Scrub that bridge from the annual inspection/ maintenance register. ????? Edited December 22, 2017 by farcanell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Plastic bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Lucky no one was on the bridge and that the bridge did not sink the tug boat. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 On Friday, December 22, 2017 at 9:27 AM, klauskunkel said: "Soybeans, man, made me lose control. Propeller-failure..." Please , give the boat driver a brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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