Dead body bingo as Thai Police rejig numbers to mitigate Phuket tour boat disaster

[snoop1130]

Dead body bingo as Thai Police rejig numbers to mitigate Phuket tour boat disaster

 

The new numbers, if you can trust them. Image: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- On the day that Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha met with Chinese Ambassador Lyu Jian in person in Phuket over the deaths of 41 Chinese tourists killed in the ‘Phoenix’ tour boat disaster, Royal Thai Police Deputy Commander Gen Srivara Ransibrahmanakul today (July 9) presented a new tally of the dead, injured and missing – telling the public that only five persons remain unaccounted for.

 

Yesterday, according to all sources and even presented to the public by Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong and Tourism & Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat – in the presence of Chinese Ambassador Lyu – that number stood at 14.

 

Speaking at the Phuket Provincial Police headquarters in Phuket Town this morning, Gen Srivara said that only 89 “people” were on board the Phoenix when it sank.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/dead-body-bingo-as-thai-police-rejig-numbers-to-mitigate-phuket-tour-boat-disaster-67812.php#Uddj0dYMbAu19M17.97

 

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[chingmai331]

I read elsewhere that the chinese tour operators, who hired the boat, treated the boat like a chinese bus: if you can get in the door, you are welcome to ride.  Chinese buses are often seriously overloaded.

[hkt83100]

The subject line is a proof for the fact that you never end learning a language. ?

[dinsdale]

Greed and stupidity. Global epidemic.

[Jonmarleesco]

Typical Thai fudging; they don't even know for sure how many were actually on the boat. 

[Darcula]

Fun with figures - 7 deadly days style.

 

By the time this is over, they might end up having more survivors than the number of passengers on the manifest.

[chippendale]

6 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Gen Srivara

I can't believe he's still kept his top job with that mob racket.

 

First he bails out his buddy Premchai the panther killer, now this.

[dean2926]

It would help if the boat captains were trained and knew what they were doing.

An overloaded boat, strong winds and a dangerously rough sea and still no-one required to wear life jackets.  Anywhere else the captain would be jailed.