webfact Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Navy renders assistance to cruise ship stuck on underwater rocks By The Phuket News The ship struck bottom last night, reports the Royal Thai Navy. Photo: Royal Thai Navy KRABI: The cruise ship, La Belle Des Oceans, carrying 150 passengers and crew, has hit underwater rocks and is unable to move southeast of Phi Phi Island, reports the Royal Thai Navy. A Royal Thai Navy officer told The Phuket News this morning (Nov 25) that the navy’s Third Area Command received the call for assistance at 9:30am, though the ship struck bottom last night. Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/navy-renders-assistance-to-cruise-ship-stuck-on-underwater-rocks-73737.php#fZpZUk3wbkEwfQCW.99 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-11-25 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gk10002000 Posted November 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2019 pretty sad in this day and age to hit some rocks near any civilized mapped and chartered waters and with GPS navigation systems. They just do not cost much and really are very accurate and not expensive 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 Tourist vessel towed to shore after being stranded on rocks off Phi Phi By THE NATION A Belgium-registered tourist cruiser got stuck on rocks near Phi Phi Island while travelling from Lanta Island to Phuket early on Monday (November 25). There were no reports of any injuries or death. The Royal Thai Navy’s Region 3 Operational Centre was notified of the incident at 1.45am and dispatched officers to provided assistance. After arriving at the scene, the officers found the bilge of the La Belle Des Ocean was damaged by rocks and sea water was seeping into the vessel. It was carrying 77 passengers and a crew of 80. All passengers are French tourists – 33 males and 44 females – while 60 of the crew are Filipino and 20 Croatian. The ship had departed from a port in Singapore and was heading to tourist attractions in the Andaman Sea. With the vessel unable to move, the Navy officers contacted the Sriracha battle ship to tow the cruiser to shore. The towing was done with ease as the water started rising above the rocks in the morning. Both ships reached the Region 3 Operational Centre’s deepwater port in Phuket safely at around 10am. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30378729 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-11-25 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wgdanson Posted November 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2019 5 hours ago, gk10002000 said: pretty sad in this day and age to hit some rocks near any civilized mapped and chartered waters and with GPS navigation systems. They just do not cost much and really are very accurate and not expensive Maybe the driver fell asleep, or his brakes failed. 1 1 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 19 minutes ago, webfact said: A Belgium-registered tourist cruiser got stuck on rocks near Phi Phi Island since when Belgian are known for being good navigators, only good beer, frites 555 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Ah, Phi Phi. Was stuck there myself a few years ago when the boat left too late and low tide started. The Thai fellas actually got into the water and pulled the boat free with ropes. Took a couple of hours to find a deeper channel so we could get out. I was not impressed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Youlike Posted November 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2019 Why no pic of the Sriracha battleship? 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackayae Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 HTMS Sriracha. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundooman Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 13 minutes ago, Youlike said: Why no pic of the Sriracha battleship? I have this image of a New Jersey style Battleship sitting on the rocks next to this 'ferry' - manned by Thai sailors yelling not have towing hawsers and offering nylon cord as a substitute...…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptypockets Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Herro Sayalor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi3eddie Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Why weren't the Royal Thai Navy's submarines called to the rescue? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post impulse Posted November 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2019 This must be an extremely frustrating incident for a lot of TVF'ers. Belgian registry. Filipino and Croation crew. Rescued by competent Thais without further incident... Still I see that there's some Thai bashing anyway. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 Passengers on stricken cruise ship safe, navy to assist immediate repairs By Tanyaluk Sakoot The luxury cruise ship ‘La Belle des Océans’ arrived at Phuket Deep Sea Post this morning with all passengers and crew safely aboard. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: All 78 French tourists and one German, as well as the 70-strong crew, aboard the cruise ship La Belle des Océans, which breached its hull on an underground rock southeast of Phi Phi Island early this morning, have been brought to Phuket safely, officials have confirmed. The 4,000-ton Belgium-flagged ship from Brussels arrived at the Phuket Deep Sea Port at about 10am, Phuket Marine Office Director Wiwat Chitchertwong confirmed. The Belle was towed back to Phuket by the HTMS Sriracha, which was dispatched by the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command at Cape Panwa to render assistance this morning. Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/passengers-on-stricken-cruise-ship-safe-navy-to-assist-immediate-repairs-73746.php#P1CLgekVmQWoTmHE.99 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-11-26 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallywag Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 From the linked article, "The towing was done with ease as the water started rising above the rocks in the morning." Sounds like the Captain did not look at the tide charts - haha. Rookie mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted November 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2019 14 hours ago, webfact said: It was carrying 77 passengers and a crew of 80. You know your in tourism trouble when the crew outnumber the passengers ! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Battleship? Large Patrol Boat per these photos. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=htms+sriracha&id=D619408AC2F2855EAC4CA3AE1B02390215BAC2A5&FORM=IQFRBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Any Master Mariners on TVF? Tug, where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post whaleboneman Posted November 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2019 How could the ship hit an “underground rock”? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehowden Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 15 hours ago, Mavideol said: since when Belgian are known for being good navigators, only good beer, frites 555 Guess you never heard of Mercator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardus_Mercator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarda Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 16 hours ago, wgdanson said: Maybe the driver fell asleep, or his brakes failed. Yeah looks like worn out brake pads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30la Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Perhaps the captain has fallen asleep ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Thailand has a battle ship.... really ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 21 hours ago, gk10002000 said: pretty sad in this day and age to hit some rocks near any civilized mapped and chartered waters and with GPS navigation systems. They just do not cost much and really are very accurate and not expensive Maybe the waters depth is chartered but are the rocks clearly marked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie1 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 16 hours ago, Mavideol said: since when Belgian are known for being good navigators, only good beer, frites 555 Since a Belgian made the most important map of the world: Mercator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddermax Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 85% of accidents at sea are caused by human error and this appears to be another to add to the statistics. It will be up to the Thai Marine Department to carry out an investigation into the cause of the grounding. Hopefully, they will issue a report for public consumption in due course. Until then we should not speculate on the cause(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 2 hours ago, RichardColeman said: You know your in tourism trouble when the crew outnumber the passengers ! As do many of the resorts here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, maddermax said: 85% of accidents at sea are caused by human error and this appears to be another to add to the statistics. It will be up to the Thai Marine Department to carry out an investigation into the cause of the grounding. Hopefully, they will issue a report for public consumption in due course. Until then we should not speculate on the cause(s). But this is TV, speculation is part of the daily routine, leave us alone ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Captain 776 Posted November 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2019 Being a Licensed Captain I can say........running aground with todays technology it is hard to do, especially in a modern yacht like this with all the bells n whistles of Radar and GPS even at night when you overlay Radar onto GPS its like driving down a runway in the daytime. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 776 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 2 hours ago, DoctorG said: Any Master Mariners on TVF? Tug, where are you? I am a licensed Captain 23 yrs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Oops that’s gotta be embarrassing guess his career is over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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