PHOTOS: Five Chinese tourists injured in speedboat accident in Phuket

[Jonathan Fairfield]

PHOTOS: Five Chinese tourists injured in speedboat accident in Phuket

 

 

Five Chinese tourists and two Thai nationals were injured after two boats collided in waters off Koh Rang, near Phuket on Saturday afternoon.

 

The 10 Chinese tourists were travelling back from Koh Phi Phi on the Sai Nam speedboat when it collided with a barge, which was carrying oil, Manager reported.

 

The crash caused extensive damage to the speedboat and injuries to the boat's captain and a member of its crew, as well as some of the Chinese tourists.

 

Among the injured included two men, a woman and two boys.

 

The injured were taken to Thalang and Mission hospitals in Phuket.

 

Officials are investigating the cause of the crash.

 

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Images: กลุ่มเสียงประชาชน คนภูเก็ต “กระบอกเสียงคนภูเก็ต”

 

 

 

[RotBenz8888]

So many boat accidents with Chinese tourists now,  i can't tell one from the other.

[bluesofa]

9 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

So many boat accidents with Chinese tourists now,  i can't tell one from the other.

They all look the same to me too.

[Thunder26]

What is wrong with these speedboats? There is so much space in the water. How come they manage to collide? Seriously, what's wrong with these poeple who manage the speedboats?

 

[robsamui]

It's in the Thai genes - twice now I've actually seen two motorbikes collide head-on on a straight and otherwise empty road!

[Aussieroaming]

Well between boat and van accidents the Chinese are coping a fair share in Phuket. I am amazed that they keep rolling in.

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, Aussieroaming said:

Well between boat and van accidents the Chinese are coping a fair share in Phuket. I am amazed that they keep rolling in.

 A lot keep rolling out on a bier.

[PatOngo]

9 hours ago, Thunder26 said:

What is wrong with these speedboats? There is so much space in the water. How come they manage to collide? Seriously, what's wrong with these poeple who manage the speedboats?

 

They learned their skills riding a motor cycle!

[PatOngo]

2 hours ago, Aussieroaming said:

Well between boat and van accidents the Chinese are coping a fair share in Phuket. I am amazed that they keep rolling in.

The DPM assured them Thailand is safe....and who could distrust him!

[bluesofa]

Just now, PatOngo said:

The DPM assured them Thailand is safe....and who could distrust him!

err...anyone who could count to 47 - the number of Chinese deaths in the first boating "accident"

[Oziex1]

The Chinese are swarming on Phuket, in a statement from the Ministry of Silly Statements.

 

Chinese tourists there are so many the more you kill the more there are!

[bluesofa]

4 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

The Chinese are swarming on Phuket, in a statement from the Ministry of Silly Statements.

Chinese tourists there are so many the more you kill the more there are!

Makes it sound like some sort of insect that must be capable of breeding posthumously.

[Lucius verus]

From a distance it looks like alot of these vessels are made of plywood and glue.

Chinese are inexperienced travellers. They get stupid agents to do all their planning for them .

They'll learn eventually which is bad news for LOS.

[animalmagic]

The impact occurred on the starboard bow (front right hand side) of the speedboat and the port bow (front left hand side) of the barge.  In the International Rules for Prevention of Collision at Sea (IRPCS) all vessels should give way to any other vessel approaching from its Starboard side, which is lit with a green lamp at night; that is a pretty good signal to other boats indicating direction of travel and safety to carry on course.  The point of impact and failure to follow IRPCS would suggest the speedboat driver was being a <deleted> and trying to make the ride exciting by passing close in front of the barge.  Speedboat is probably three or four times faster than the barge anyway and avoiding collision would have been easy enough for a trained amoeba to do.

[Odysseus123]

1 hour ago, Oziex1 said:

The Chinese are swarming on Phuket, in a statement from the Ministry of Silly Statements.

 

Chinese tourists there are so many the more you kill the more there are!

Oh my God!

 

In a kind of bizarre way you are correct..

 

Still,the Chinese will eventually hang out these ersatz dimwits to dry.

 

The useless sexpats just don't cut it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[tifino]

lucky they keep their boats away from the Antarctic!

 - we'd have no icebergs left...

[legend49]

12 hours ago, Thunder26 said:

What is wrong with these speedboats? There is so much space in the water. How come they manage to collide? Seriously, what's wrong with these poeple who manage the speedboats?

 

brake failure?

[tifino]

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

They learned their skills riding a motor cycle!

... or a jet ski

[Deli]

Some more red carpets to roll out.

 

 

[AhFarangJa]

Investigating Marine Officer : "So Captain Somchai, what do you think happened?"

Captain Somchai : "Well Officer, I was proceeding down the hill, and the surface was wet and slippery, no, wait,.... I was proceeding down the hill, and the brakes fail....no, wait.....I was proceeding along , and swerved to miss a branch in the.....no wait....i was waiting to do a u-turn, and the barge....no, that's not it either.....can I answer a question on sport please......"

[Searat7]

The fuel boat is built like a tug boat and usually operates at low speeds. The speedboat captain should lose his licenses as there is no excuse for this collision where he must have been playing chicken. Speedboats are built paper thin and are often overpowered and overloaded. They are about as safe as a van lol !

[Lupatria]

1 hour ago, animalmagic said:

the International Rules for Prevention of Collision at Sea (IRPCS)

How many of those "speed boat captains" do you think are aware of any of the maritime rules and laws?

[mickymouse1]

Lucky escape for Thailand  !!!!

Imagine if they were killed????

[soistalker]

You know who has the right of way on thai roads and with boats on the water?

Me.

Me.

ME! 

[hotchilli]

Thailand is going to run out of feet to shoot soon...

just how many accidents with Chinese tourists are China going to accept before saying "enough is enough" !

[Moti24]

15 hours ago, Thunder26 said:

Seriously, what's wrong with these poeple who manage the speedboats?

 

They use the same tactics as when they drive their cars - Me, Me, Me!!!!!!!!!!

 

I wonder if the captain flashed his lights at the barge.

[bluesofa]

6 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Thailand is going to run out of feet to shoot soon...

just how many accidents with Chinese tourists are China going to accept before saying "enough is enough" !

Who knows? Perhaps they see it the same as their 'one child' policy - a means of population control.

[LawrenceN]

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt? Here, as a public service to our Chinese brethren (and sistren) is Chinese for "I survived a boat crash in Thailand." 我在泰国遇难 courtesy of Google Translate.

 

Go to town, T-shirt shops and tattoo parlors. Soon some young Thai entrepreneur will be offering crashes as part of a day's outing. "Actual sinkings extra!" It will be all the rage back in style-conscious Shanghai.

[animalmagic]

1 hour ago, Lupatria said:

How many of those "speed boat captains" do you think are aware of any of the maritime rules and laws?

Not many.  Just trying to point out the obvious on who was to blame.  Any competent investigative body would come to the same conclusion.

[bluesofa]

56 minutes ago, LawrenceN said:

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt? Here, as a public service to our Chinese brethren (and sistren) is Chinese for "I survived a boat crash in Thailand." 我在泰国遇难 courtesy of Google Translate.

 

Go to town, T-shirt shops and tattoo parlors. Soon some young Thai entrepreneur will be offering crashes as part of a day's outing. "Actual sinkings extra!" It will be all the rage back in style-conscious Shanghai.

I'd have thought there would be more chance of "going back unconscious to Shanghai."