Danger Thailand: Now lunchtime diners get dumped in the sea as restaurant floor collapses

[mok199]

1 hour ago, mok199 said:

pattaya's famous ''boardwalk'', ready to compete with Miami..pics taken today ...

wait a minute..i see a story here...picture this '' 14 foreingers get trapped after falling into this mess,the tide begins to rise ,with only minutes to spare,help arrives and frees them''...

[Eaglekott]

It was Friday the 13th, Guess the amulets did not compensate for that.

[Eaglekott]

13 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Not lucky, I can swim, I'd rather fall in the sea than break my legs hitting the sand.

I would guess that even if the tide was in , the water would not be deep enough to swim in.

[sammieuk1]

Termites appear to eat there as well.

[geriatrickid]

Good.

Illegal location for a restaurant as the structure would have been built on the shore front which is supposed to be open and public  space held by the crown.

The customers were therefore engaged in the support of an illegal activity.

Why aren't the owners charged with land encroachment?

[yougivemebaby]

Thai engineering at its finest. 

[thaichiro]

29 minutes ago, Eaglekott said:

It was Friday the 13th, Guess the amulets did not compensate for that.

Didn’t you get the memo, now 13 is a lucky number here!

[mike324]

the roaring sea that swallows visitors for dinner that encroach on their land, lol

[cardinalblue]

Fresh seafood!

[zaZa9]

17 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

70 diners fell through that hole? I wonder why they were all standing so close together? Waiting to be seated?
 

Asian tourists.... they kept arriving and walking into the hole for a good hour till somebody noticed and  blocked it off...

[jerry921]

Maybe after the first 29 fell in and were hurt, the rest jumped in for a selfie.

[JAZZDOG]

1 hour ago, jerry921 said:

Maybe after the first 29 fell in and were hurt, the rest jumped in for a selfie.

absolutely keep the day job!

[JAZZDOG]

2 hours ago, zaZa9 said:

Asian tourists.... they kept arriving and walking into the hole for a good hour till somebody noticed and  blocked it off...

Love to have that video complete with the guy with the flag leading them in. Actually it's not beyond the realm of possibility especially if they thought there was  an all you can eat buffet.

[oldrunner]

Sugar prices to rise accordingly.

[Redline]

Obviously the building inspector was out to lunch  

[lamyai3]

On 7/13/2018 at 9:54 PM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

I'm sure a very thorough police investigation into the collapse will conclude:

 

A. too many heavy people eating in one place.

B. the restaurant owner forget to wear his amulets today.

C. a runaway speed boat from Phuket hit the support beams causing the collapse.

 

Take your pick!

 

They all jumped at the same time during a replay of the world cup semis. 

[theshu25]

Now thats what i call a real floating restarant.

[JemJem]

Gees.

 

Such wooden structure sometimes makes me feel uneasy. I am sure some of you know the 'boardwalk' at the Koh Tao pier, also called Mae Haad Pier (well, the situation is possibly quite similar at some other piers throughout Thailand). I have had to use it several times and felt a bit uneasy (and, it is a bit of a longish walk). So many people use it every day (often, dozens at a time; and don't forget the heavy luggage some people carry).

[duanebigsby]

On 7/13/2018 at 6:38 PM, Dmaxdan said:

70 diners fell through that hole? I wonder why they were all standing so close together? Waiting to be seated?
The live seafood tanks appear to have survived, so obviously no lobsters were injured.


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Almost 70 square meters isn't small. They didn't have to be that close.

[jerry921]

But the hole in the picture looks more like 70 square feet than 70 square meters.