nasa123 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 To day time 14.50 it was a big boat accident in Thalang (Ban Ya Mu) many Chines people to hospital. Is there anyone who know anything anymore? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/seven-injured-in-boat-accident-off-phuket-photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Moving to the Phuket forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fruitman Posted February 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2019 From now on all chinese tourists will get a double portion sticky rice with their mango. Ploblem solved. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 minute ago, fruitman said: From now on all chinese tourists will get a double portion sticky rice with their mango. Ploblem solved. or at double portions of whatever it takes to make'm fart! more tummy gases, more bouyancy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Nothing has changed; the next major boat 'accident' with many Chinese deaths is just around the corner ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Mcseismic Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Authorities still won't admit the root cause of all these accidents. Incompetence and lack of training. Even if these people were trained, they would ignore it as they know better..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 12 minutes ago, tifino said: or at double portions of whatever it takes to make'm fart! more tummy gases, more bouyancy Okay okay, they also get 2 green mango's each before they go onboard... 6 minutes ago, Joe Mcseismic said: Authorities still won't admit the root cause of all these accidents. Incompetence and lack of training. Even if these people were trained, they would ignore it as they know better..... After thelast huge boataccident which killed 50 chinese and injured another 50 the officials were as serious as it gets for thai understandings. Even Prayuth himself went there to inspect the boats iirc...and the governors and so... But even for this week i lost count how many tourist boats have sunk in Phuket. Guess there will be another dip in the chinese tourist numbers soon. Or maybe they can keep it out of the newspapers? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post akirasan Posted February 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, fruitman said: From now on all chinese tourists will get a double portion sticky rice with their mango. Ploblem solved. And a free tuk tuk voucher valid for a one way trip to hospital 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alacrity Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Wasn't a 'big boat' and from pictures I've seen it was overloaded by the number of passengers. As was the 'rescue' boat. Flying Lizards song is my pejorative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, Joe Mcseismic said: Authorities still won't admit the root cause of all these accidents. Incompetence and lack of training. Even if these people were trained, they would ignore it as they know better..... In particular if any foreigner would offer some help to improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, fruitman said: Okay okay, they also get 2 green mango's each before they go onboard... After thelast huge boataccident which killed 50 chinese and injured another 50 the officials were as serious as it gets for thai understandings. Even Prayuth himself went there to inspect the boats iirc...and the governors and so... But even for this week i lost count how many tourist boats have sunk in Phuket. Guess there will be another dip in the chinese tourist numbers soon. Or maybe they can keep it out of the newspapers? I counted all tourist boats sunk in Phuket this week: exactly 0. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fruitman Posted February 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, stevenl said: I counted all tourist boats sunk in Phuket this week: exactly 0. Yes of course, but you're in the boat business....i'm not surprised steven. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 A prosecution would help. Will it happen? of course not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Just now, scubascuba3 said: A prosecution would help. Will it happen? of course not sure it would. Do they even realize how many billions of baht a mistake like this can cost the nation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 16 minutes ago, fruitman said: Yes of course, but you're in the boat business....i'm not surprised steven. You claim so many boats sunk you forget how many, I told you none sunk. Your comment was nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, stevenl said: You claim so many boats sunk you forget how many, I told you none sunk. Your comment was nonsense. how many boataccidents were there this week steven? in phuket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 43 minutes ago, Joe Mcseismic said: Authorities still won't admit the root cause of all these accidents. Incompetence and lack of training. Even if these people were trained, they would ignore it as they know better..... and always look for the laziest way to do anything... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchadian Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Yes, this incident was reported, but I fail to understand why it hasn't been reported under 'Thailand News'? Possibly because it will interfere with the New Year. We shall see. Here's another link: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/speed-boat-carrying-chinese-tourists-crashes-into-oil-tanker-off-phuket-1-seriously-injured/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 hours ago, akirasan said: And a free tuk tuk voucher valid for a one way trip to hospital Nope, they will make the travelinsurance plus healthcare insurance mandatory for all foreigners. That's a win-win so they can make some bucks out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 hours ago, fruitman said: From now on all chinese tourists will get a double portion sticky rice with their mango. Ploblem solved. you are sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 24 minutes ago, anchadian said: Yes, this incident was reported, but I fail to understand why it hasn't been reported under 'Thailand News'? Possibly because it will interfere with the New Year. We shall see. Here's another link: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/speed-boat-carrying-chinese-tourists-crashes-into-oil-tanker-off-phuket-1-seriously-injured/ Because it is under Phuket news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 14 hours ago, fruitman said: Guess there will be another dip in the chinese tourist numbers soon ????????????] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 14 hours ago, stevenl said: I counted all tourist boats sunk in Phuket this week: exactly 0. Yes, but remember the Phuket people know this! Its very 'important' to have ill-informed comment from Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Nakon Nowhere, overseas, etc as the people who don't live here know EVERYTHING (and also tend to post on all the 'Phuket is sh1t' threads as well) ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 well. the boat with 10 pax was certainly not overloaded I frequently drive boats on the Chao Praya river, including adjacent canals, I see very very little stupid driving, most drivers drive well Personally, I stay very far away from these speed boats. Most of them are built in cheap plywood and then coated with a very thin layer of GRP. Marine plywood is not available in the Thai market. Those boats are not safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 hour ago, melvinmelvin said: well. the boat with 10 pax was certainly not overloaded I frequently drive boats on the Chao Praya river, including adjacent canals, I see very very little stupid driving, most drivers drive well Personally, I stay very far away from these speed boats. Most of them are built in cheap plywood and then coated with a very thin layer of GRP. Marine plywood is not available in the Thai market. Those boats are not safe. Another news outlet states 12 injured, but I can't find anything about total numbers on the boat. Not arguing about the cheap construction of the speed boat, but despite heavy damage after ramming a larger steel hulled vessel, it surprisingly didn't sink. The most flawed part of the boat was the fool driving it. On a bright, still day he managed to hit a large, slow moving vessel head-on! I sometimes wonder if these idiots know the rules of the sea when passing another vessel, or if they just presume it's the same as on the roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 14 hours ago, White Christmas13 said: 17 hours ago, fruitman said: From now on all chinese tourists will get a double portion sticky rice with their mango. Ploblem solved. you are sick Probably caused by eating too much sticky rice and mango. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvinmelvin Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, Old Croc said: Another news outlet states 12 injured, but I can't find anything about total numbers on the boat. Not arguing about the cheap construction of the speed boat, but despite heavy damage after ramming a larger steel hulled vessel, it surprisingly didn't sink. The most flawed part of the boat was the fool driving it. On a bright, still day he managed to hit a large, slow moving vessel head-on! I sometimes wonder if these idiots know the rules of the sea when passing another vessel, or if they just presume it's the same as on the roads. yes, similar to the US destroyer that crashed off Singapore couple of years back, slow moving vessel. I have a first class Thai skipper ticket, good for fairly large boats, 60 gross tons if I remember correctly. My knowledge about the rulez and how to drive was quite thoroughly checked before it was issued. the commonality between Thai roads and Thai sea water is that both are for left-hand-side driving, whilst all inland waterways employ right-hand-side driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve73 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I'm surprised that so many people get so anxious about boating accidents, and drownings in Thailand. It's a drop in the ocean compared to road accidents and fatalities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 23 minutes ago, melvinmelvin said: yes, similar to the US destroyer that crashed off Singapore couple of years back, slow moving vessel. I have a first class Thai skipper ticket, good for fairly large boats, 60 gross tons if I remember correctly. My knowledge about the rulez and how to drive was quite thoroughly checked before it was issued. the commonality between Thai roads and Thai sea water is that both are for left-hand-side driving, whilst all inland waterways employ right-hand-side driving. Thanks for that. Didn't realise the rule was different at sea in Thailand. I'm fairly sure international maritime regs, and in Australia, state that you pass to the starboard. No wonder there are so many collisions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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