Phoenix finally risen from seabed

By The Phuket News

 

The Phoenix being raised earlier today (Nov 17)

 

Today (Nov 17) Mrs Basshaya Yaipiem PR Phuket led 40 representatives of the Thai and foreign media on the “Pakarang” boat of the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment to watch the Phoenix recovery operation.

 

Royal Thai Police Deputy Commander Gen Rungroj Saengkram, Immigration Chief Maj Gen Surachet Hakparn both travelled by helicopter to the Andaman Sea to track the recovery mission of the Phoenix.

 

Then, at 2pm, Gen Rungroj Saengkram, along with Maj Gen Surachet Hakparn, came to a press briefing to advise on the progress of the recovery of the Phoenix to the Thai and foreign media.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phoenix-finally-risen-from-seabed-69377.php

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-11-17

 

 

The proper salvage equipment and a day later boat salvaged .... just like that as Tommy Cooper said ....????

 

10 million baht wasted. Any idea what this  proper salvage cost ??

 

 

    

A big well done to the Singaporean team, who have shown that bringing adequate resources to a task,can render an operation fairly simple and have it completed in short order.

One hopes that not only will their efforts provide valuable information regarding the disaster, but also ring a few wake up bells in Thailand, when it comes to such problems.

As has been clearly proven, hiring clowns on such a sensitive issue, to try to save a few lousy bucks, and trying to save some face as in "Yeah! We can do this" , when you clearly can't, ends up with you looking like laughable clowns yourself. 

It is little wonder the Chinese are not coming, as they obviously have little or no faith in the authorities here to have the first clue what to do in the event of a disaster.

I can only imagine the scale of the tragedy to come when one of their subs has a problem and needs rescuing.

Great, what happens next?

"The longest 5 days of my life" said Big Joke.

Wasn't it simply greed that sunk this boat by overloading it, going out against weather warnings, failing to follow basic steps of marine safety?

I doubt that their forensic investigation is going to find anything new and startling as to the cause.

Hopefully this effort will help to bring some peace and closure to the families of the deceased.

Thanks for sorting this mess out mr big joke,here have another medal and promotion to admiral.so what he's actually done is turn up for a photo shoot with the real salvage team,hang around phuket in some fancy hotel waiting for the lift and now jumped in for some more photos and praise.this man has a serious case of stars in his eyes.im waiting for the announcement he's off to Hollywood to seek fame and fortune.

8 hours ago, ThreeEyedRaven said:

A big well done to the Singaporean team, who have shown that bringing adequate resources to a task,can render an operation fairly simple and have it completed in short order.

One hopes that not only will their efforts provide valuable information regarding the disaster, but also ring a few wake up bells in Thailand, when it comes to such problems.

As has been clearly proven, hiring clowns on such a sensitive issue, to try to save a few lousy bucks, and trying to save some face as in "Yeah! We can do this" , when you clearly can't, ends up with you looking like laughable clowns yourself. 

It is little wonder the Chinese are not coming, as they obviously have little or no faith in the authorities here to have the first clue what to do in the event of a disaster.

I can only imagine the scale of the tragedy to come when one of their subs has a problem and needs rescuing.

"As has been clearly proven, hiring clowns on such a sensitive issue, to try to save a few lousy bucks, and trying to save some face as in "Yeah! We can do this" , when you clearly can't, ends up with you looking like laughable clowns yourself. "

Where do you get the idea to they did it to save a few bucks? The only reason it went the way it was was to make bucks, and more than a few.

2 hours ago, happy chappie said:

Thanks for sorting this mess out mr big joke,here have another medal and promotion to admiral.so what he's actually done is turn up for a photo shoot with the real salvage team,hang around phuket in some fancy hotel waiting for the lift and now jumped in for some more photos and praise.this man has a serious case of stars in his eyes.im waiting for the announcement he's off to Hollywood to seek fame and fortune.

The guy is achieving things, and all you can come up with is more negative crap. Why am I not surprised.

6 hours ago, neeray said:

Wasn't it simply greed that sunk this boat by overloading it, going out against weather warnings, failing to follow basic steps of marine safety?

I doubt that their forensic investigation is going to find anything new and startling as to the cause.

Hopefully this effort will help to bring some peace and closure to the families of the deceased.

"Wasn't it simply greed that sunk this boat by overloading it, going out against weather warnings, failing to follow basic steps of marine safety?"

No, no and no.

wonder how many fish where in there and other form of life after 4 month

All the anticipation all the hype, the botched first attempt, the arrival of Super BJ and the 5 day deadline. 

 

After all this, is there no video or photo story?

4 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

All the anticipation all the hype, the botched first attempt, the arrival of Super BJ and the 5 day deadline. 

 

After all this, is there no video or photo story?

They've not finished photo-shopping it yet.

12 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

All the anticipation all the hype, the botched first attempt, the arrival of Super BJ and the 5 day deadline. 

 

After all this, is there no video or photo story?

From Thaiger. You can see the mess of ropes and drums the first mob left.

 

Thailand raises shipwreck that killed 47 tourists, hopes to restore confidence

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Saturday raised the shipwreck that killed 47 Chinese tourists in July, part of an ongoing investigation into the cause of the boat capsizing, officials said.

 

"The Phoenix is an important piece of evidence to determine the cause of the accident," Tourist Police Bureau Deputy Chief, Major General Surachate Hakparn, told reporters.

 

"When the case is final, it will be able to restore Chinese tourist confidence," he said separately in a statement.

 

The Phoenix went down in high seas in July off Thailand's west-coast island of Phuket with 101 people on board, made up of 12 crew members and 89 tourists, all but two of them from China. The ship had been taking the passengers on an outing to a small island for snorkelling.

 

An earlier salvage effort was suspended due to weather conditions.

 

The capsizing and sinking of the Phoenix was Thailand's worst tourist-related disaster in years and led to a sharp drop in Chinese arrivals in the following months.

 

Tourists from China make up the biggest portion of Thailand's visitors, and last year accounted for nearly one-third of a record 35.38 million arrivals.

 

Tourism accounts for about 12 percent of Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, making it a key driver of its growth.

 

The Thai government has scrambled to restore tourism with schemes such as granting waivers on visa fees.

 

"We want to get to the truth (about the Phoenix)," Surachate said. The effort shows a commitment to the relatives of the dead and will help restore tourism confidence in Thailand, he said.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-11-18

4 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

"We want to get to the truth (about the Phoenix)," Surachate said

Interesting.

Who's version of the truth, in order to make it fit the government's agenda.

 

the truth = in Thailand, a truly moveable feast.

Get it back into service and fast track the Chinese and rename it phoenix 2 no one will notice???? 

12 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

"When the case is final, it will be able to restore Chinese tourist confidence," he said separately in a statement.

how so ?, they do not yet know what the causes were ! listening to the foolishness that comes out of thai officials' mouths reinforces a primary cause as to thailand's backwardness

15 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

From Thaiger. You can see the mess of ropes and drums the first mob left.

 

So sad !

They need to take note of the Singapore salvage companies phone

number,for when the Submarines arrive.

regards worgeordie

10 hours ago, ThreeEyedRaven said:

A big well done to the Singaporean team, who have shown that bringing adequate resources to a task,can render an operation fairly simple and have it completed in short order.

One hopes that not only will their efforts provide valuable information regarding the disaster, but also ring a few wake up bells in Thailand, when it comes to such problems.

As has been clearly proven, hiring clowns on such a sensitive issue, to try to save a few lousy bucks, and trying to save some face as in "Yeah! We can do this" , when you clearly can't, ends up with you looking like laughable clowns yourself. 

It is little wonder the Chinese are not coming, as they obviously have little or no faith in the authorities here to have the first clue what to do in the event of a disaster.

I can only imagine the scale of the tragedy to come when one of their subs has a problem and needs rescuing.

i'd be surprised if there were any Singaporeans onboard.

3 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

18 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

"When the case is final, it will be able to restore Chinese tourist confidence," he said separately in a statement.

how so ?, they do not yet know what the causes were ! listening to the foolishness that comes out of thai officials' mouths reinforces a primary cause as to thailand's backwardness

C'mon, they haven't yet told the report writer what to write, in order to try and remove anything incriminating.

 

9 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

Great, what happens next?

Refill the tanks with fresh diesel and start selling tickets for the next trip.

22 minutes ago, beechbum said:

  11 hours ago, ThreeEyedRaven said:

A big well done to the Singaporean team, who have shown that bringing adequate resources to a task,can render an operation fairly simple and have it completed in short order.

 

 

22 minutes ago, beechbum said:

i'd be surprised if there were any Singaporeans onboard.

Maybe you should actually read the story then. The Phuket news story in the original story says "

At each stage the emphasis was on maximum safety to the recovery team. No other personnel were allowed to enter into an area of 1km around the site. For transparency, each stage of the operation was captured on video by the Singaporean team."
Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/phoenix-finally-risen-from-seabed-69377.php#tjP5KRWJhr6AfOrI.99

Singapore equipment, Singapore crew, so I think you will find that there probably were some Singaporeans on board.

 

2 hours ago, stevenl said:

The guy is achieving things, and all you can come up with is more negative crap. Why am I not surprised.

So please enlighten us on his skills of marine salvage.the man and his antics are a big joke and only the fools would believe this man has super powers.

4 minutes ago, happy chappie said:

So please enlighten us on his skills of marine salvage.the man and his antics are a big joke and only the fools would believe this man has super powers.

Are you sure you're not confusing him with Austin Powers - International Man Of Mystery?

1 hour ago, Old Croc said:

From Thaiger. You can see the mess of ropes and drums the first mob left.

 

 

If you count up all those 44 Gallon drums, and multiply it by 2, that's how many Thai BBQ's you can make with them.  ????

>>  "When the case is final, it will be able to restore Chinese tourist confidence," he said separately in a statement.

 

Really, how so?   Amazing some of the simpleton statements that are made on such issues.

 

9 minutes ago, happy chappie said:

So please enlighten us on his skills of marine salvage.the man and his antics are a big joke and only the fools would believe this man has super powers.

As I said, he is achieving things.

Nobody said anything about his salvage skills or superpower, a weak attempt from your side after your negativity in your earlier post.

1 minute ago, bluesofa said:

Are you sure you're not confusing him with Austin Powers - International Man Of Mystery?

Ol big joke isn't a man of mystery,most members with a bit of common sense can see though this government puppet that has become some sort of idol for the public and to tell you the truth from some of the comments by tv members most of us are getting a bit sick of his mug popping up daily with some bs story of how he's saving Thailand.