rooster59 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 VIDEO: 9 British tourists rescued from burning yacht in Phuket Nine British tourists had to be rescued when the catamaran they were aboard caught fire in waters off Phuket. The 5 men and 4 women were on the MJ yacht in Ao Kung bay when a fire broke out at around 5pm on Saturday. The fire occurred after the boat was struck by lightning during a heavy downpour, WorkPoint News reported. The boat was completely destroyed but all nine passengers were rescued safely. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-11-04 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmaxdan Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) 26 minutes ago, rooster59 said: The fire occurred after the boat was struck by lightning during a heavy downpour, WorkPoint News reported. Wow, some very lucky people indeed! I wonder if the mast was fitted with some sort of lightning rod? If so it could have saved these people's lives. Edited November 4, 2018 by Dmaxdan 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted November 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2018 Quite sure insuarance will claim act of god and not pay out 3 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaiguzzi Posted November 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2018 27 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said: Wow, some very lucky people indeed! I wonder if the mast was fitted with some sort of lightning rod? If so it could have saved these people's lives. Er, dude, these people lives were already saved, because, er, they did'nt die........... 8 1 2 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dmaxdan Posted November 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said: Er, dude, these people lives were already saved, because, er, they did'nt die........... Actually, I'm already well aware that I made a mistake in the wording of my post. My original opening sentence is testimony to the fact that I fully understanding that these folks didn't actually die. I do apologize for not always being perfect. 8 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madmitch Posted November 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2018 21 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: Quite sure insuarance will claim act of god and not pay out Maybe your misspelt post is supposed to be a joke but the Acts of God exclusion is a myth. It does not exist in insurance policy wordings. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tchooptip Posted November 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2018 All sailboats should be afraid of lightning and the installation of an efficient lightning rod is very complicated for many technical reasons. There is an old way in case of very many lightning and therefore of great danger is to wind a few turns the anchor chain at the foot of the mast, without forgetting to join the metallic shrouds and leave an end of the chain in the water, it's far from simple too but in case of real emergency nothing is simple and as complicated and crazy as it sounds, it can save the life of a boat 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Ah,reminds me of my voyage on the Irish rover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatfreak Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Standard for lightning protection on board small craft. ISO 10134:2003 establishes guidelines for the design, construction and installation of lightning-protection systems fitted on small craft of hull length up to 24 m. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyxel Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Watching these videos made me seasick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahorse Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 2 hours ago, madmitch said: Maybe your misspelt post is supposed to be a joke but the Acts of God exclusion is a myth. It does not exist in insurance policy wordings. Maybe they don't use those exact words any more but They do exist even if they call it something else like this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve73 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 2 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Quite sure insuarance will claim act of god and not pay out Act of Buddha in Thailand, surely..? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sydebolle Posted November 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2018 Boating in Phuket seems to be quite a challenge this year! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 I'm sure the powers to be were saying thank goodness it wasn't Chinese people..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Swagman Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Deluded individuals who believe in an imaginary friend claim that god is all knowing, therefore everything is ‘an act of god’. Brilliant out for any insurance company, if they word policies in such a way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Swagman Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 55 minutes ago, Boatfreak said: Standard for lightning protection on board small craft. ISO 10134:2003 establishes guidelines for the design, construction and installation of lightning-protection systems fitted on small craft of hull length up to 24 m. Ah, but where was it built? If near where the thing sank, ISO would more properly be shorthand for ‘instead of’ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamNoone88 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 3 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Quite sure insuarance will claim act of god and not pay out If I was the owner I'd like the insurance company to evidence and prove that God actually exists and was directly implicated in the cause of the fire. Lightning on the other hand can explained quite easily by science and does exist. Amazing how insurers still hide behind such nonsense to potentially avoid a coverage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Dmaxdan said: Wow, some very lucky people indeed! I wonder if the mast was fitted with some sort of lightning rod? If so it could have saved these people's lives. They died? Wow that's tough. I didn't realise the photograph was pre-mortem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien365 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 hour ago, seahorse said: Maybe they don't use those exact words any more but They do exist even if they call it something else like this. Insurance policies have insured perils, lightning and storm are just a couple of these. If the boat is insured with the minimal of cover, they may be in trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHTel Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 4 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Quite sure insuarance will claim act of god and not pay out That doesn't actually happen. Insurers do cover natural disasters and other non-preventable damage. Acts of God being uninsured is an urban myth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pattaya46 Posted November 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2018 17 minutes ago, HHTel said: Acts of God being uninsured is an urban myth. And so is God... 1 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Wow! Glad they’re all OK. ..... i hate to be the bearer of bad news but feel it needs to be told. ALL Nicety available quota for boating related accidents have been used up for the year.... No special lanes No special visa No Income Letters Whatever you thinking may be available... No! No! No! and for all of you that got your panties in a wad because of my intended humor be aware ..... there’s No complaining allowed. Enjoy Sunday wherever you are... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Smile to the camera ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanillalatte Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Is it only my eyes?On videos I do not see catamaran!it is single hull boat burning!quite horrible sight indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDBUGGY Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 5 hours ago, Dmaxdan said: Wow, some very lucky people indeed! I wonder if the mast was fitted with some sort of lightning rod? If so it could have saved these people's lives. A Lightning Rod works Great on Land but not on the Sea. It is very dangerious to be out in the water in a boat during a Lightning Storm. As we all know Lightning looks for the shortest path to the Earth. Water is a good Conductor of Electricity. So the shortest path for the Lighning to go is the Yacht's highest point, which is the Mast, then through the Yacht and water, to reach the Earth. For sure you are right in that these people were lucky to not be part of this electrical current from the Lightning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredandhappyhere Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 5 hours ago, Dmaxdan said: Actually, I'm already well aware that I made a mistake in the wording of my post. My original opening sentence is testimony to the fact that I fully understanding that these folks didn't actually die. I do apologize for not always being perfect. I expect that your wife keeps you fully informed of the fact, as mine does with me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chang1 Posted November 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2018 38 minutes ago, GOLDBUGGY said: A Lightning Rod works Great on Land but not on the Sea. It is very dangerious to be out in the water in a boat during a Lightning Storm. As we all know Lightning looks for the shortest path to the Earth. Water is a good Conductor of Electricity. So the shortest path for the Lighning to go is the Yacht's highest point, which is the Mast, then through the Yacht and water, to reach the Earth. For sure you are right in that these people were lucky to not be part of this electrical current from the Lightning. Electricity takes the path of least resistance which may not be the shortest path. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chang1 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, vanillalatte said: Is it only my eyes?On videos I do not see catamaran!it is single hull boat burning!quite horrible sight indeed! Hard to tell but if you zoom in on the first video about 56 seconds in, the stern looks like twin hulls. Edited November 4, 2018 by chang1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen65 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 the old way with lightening protection using a length of chain(as already mentioned ) is ok but even a lightening rod fitted on the top of the mast does not completely protect one - the lightening can strike the rigging and follow a path straight to the boat so some people attach earthing straps from the chain-plates , down inside the boat to either an external iron keel or a large grounding plate . Also a good idea to put your phone and electronics in the microwave !! Thankfully no one died or was injured . ( ex master/marine surveyor ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansell Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Pattaya46 said: And so is God... Prove it.....as I thought you cannot. There are some walking this earth who know otherwise.....and there are some who at this point have not evolved spiritually to know that God exists.....but keep reincarnating like you have for around a million lifetimes....enjoy! And God bless you.....as he/she does every day. There is no reason to respond because at this moment in time you only have your disbelief to offer. 1 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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