webfact Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 PM says Thailand will provide supplies to Westerdam cruise ship Photo from www.hollandamerica.com Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today that the Government will provide humanitarian aid to Holland America’s Westerdam cruise ship, after it was refused permission to dock at Laem Chabang deep-sea port by Thailand’s Ministry of Transport,. The ship, which left Hong Kong on February 1st, has already been refused entry to the Philippines and Japan, and numerous ports in Taiwan and Guam, for fear that the passengers may be carrying novel coronavirus. Thailand’s Prime Minister confirmed the Transport Ministry’s decision to deny the cruise ship entry to Laem Chabang deep-sea port, but said that the Government will provide humanitarian aid such as fuel, food and water. He stressed the need to adopt the same measures applied by the other countries and asked for understanding, noting that there are more than 2,000 passengers and crew on board the vessel. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pm-says-thailand-will-provide-supplies-to-westerdam-cruise-ship/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2020-02-12 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Getting pop corn and waiting for the idiot bashers to spin this 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheAppletons Posted February 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2020 43 minutes ago, madmen said: Getting pop corn and waiting for the idiot bashers to spin this Okay, I'll start - odds-on that Thailand will offer to sell supplies to the ship. 6 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CharlieK Posted February 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, TheAppletons said: Okay, I'll start - odds-on that Thailand will offer to sell supplies to the ship. At double the price! 6 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Brits stranded at sea after cruise ship refused entry to Thailand over coronavirus fears Matilda Long A cruise ship carrying British nationals has been stranded off the coast of Thailand over coronavirus fears, despite no cases being confirmed on board. The Holland America Westerdam cruise ship, which has more than 2,000 people on board, has already been turned away by the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are in contact with the Thai authorities and operators of the Westerdam cruise ship, and are ready to support the British nationals on board if required.” Full story: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cruise-ship-stranded-thailand-coronavirus-133840793.htmlhttps://uk.news.yahoo.com/cruise-ship-stranded-thailand-coronavirus-133840793.html -- yahoo! news 2020-02-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Griffo63 Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 3 hours ago, TheAppletons said: Okay, I'll start - odds-on that Thailand will offer to sell supplies to the ship. 3 hours ago, TheAppletons said: Okay, I'll start - odds-on that Thailand will offer to sell supplies to the ship. What's wrong with that ? Cruise liners need supplies throughout their trip and expect to pay for them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 Since Thais put money above the safety of their own populace, I'm sure it could dock if they all promised to buy 5,000 baht of something 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy John Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Pay for what you want and you can demand value. When it's free you can demand nothing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Maybe they should restock and sail back to their original port of departure.. longcruise for the people on board 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoffggi Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 As has been said previously, if it were a Chinese ship I bet it would be allowed to dock - Thailand double standards once again 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Some good somtan poupala pet pet should cure everyone on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 The PM could sell them some wine to be sure they will never come back???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheAppletons Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Griffo63 said: What's wrong with that ? Cruise liners need supplies throughout their trip and expect to pay for them. The news article states Thailand will provide humanitarian aid to the ship. That's usually donated. Expecting the ship to pay for "humanitarian aid" would be like the Red Cross offering to sell sandwiches to Ethiopian famine victims. Edited February 12, 2020 by TheAppletons 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sydebolle Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 I might need some help with this one. Chinese can enter and leave unhindered and the Brits on a vessel which has not docked for a fortnight are ship-locked? The only correct reaction by the captain of that vessel would be do dump and rinse the tanks loaded with human manure close to the Thai shore - just to drive the message home. 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post canuckamuck Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, TheAppletons said: The news article states Thailand will provide humanitarian aid to the ship. That's usually donated. Expecting the ship to pay for "humanitarian aid" would be like the Red Cross offering to sell sandwiches to Ethiopian famine victims. Are you really seeing an equivalency between Ethiopian famine victims and a cruise ship line? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 5 hours ago, madmen said: Getting pop corn and waiting for the idiot bashers to spin this Well he could have said that the same minute that Anutin banned the ship from docking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingmai331 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Agree that if this cruise ship carried Chinese tourists, the ship would be welcomed to Thailand. A decree some days ago (which cannot be refuted, denied or even discussed by any Thai) was issued welcoming all Chinese to Thailand. The decree mentioned no other nationality. You may recall that certain Ministries argued both for and against welcoming Chinese, but suddenly all discussion STOPPED. Case solved: must welcome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 The elder folks (like me) will remember the story of the "MS St. Louis" which, in 1939, could not land (for political reasons) in Cuba, the United States and Canada, because it was carrying 900 Jewish refugees on board. This true story was later wrapped up in a fantastic drama "Voyage of the Damned". They returned to Europe where some 25% of the passengers ended in infamous concentration camps and never left them alive. The present day case is the opposite; cruising tourists with money, all the food and fun and no religious worries in a non-war environment - yet unable to get off board for (apparent) health reasons despite being absolutely healthy. But yes, it looks good from a Thai politician's point of view - keep the alien and their (non-)existing viruses out and I would bet my money, that no Thai ever heard of the ill-fated voyage of the St. Louis 81 years ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post canopus1969 Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 We often took on fresh stores while visiting ports so why not dock and take stores without letting the passengers/crew off ? Very easy to arrange and no danger to anyone - just allows the passengers to carry on having a luxury holiday for free, perfect I’ll join 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stouricks Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Sydebolle said: and I would bet my money, that no Thai ever heard of the ill-fated voyage of the St. Louis 81 years ago. Not to mention Hitler, WW2, The Beatles, JFK, landing on the Moon, Twin Towers, Nelson Mandella etc etc etc. You win your bet! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 4 hours ago, CharlieK said: 4 hours ago, TheAppletons said: Okay, I'll start - odds-on that Thailand will offer to sell supplies to the ship. At double the price! They are probably all farang anyway, so double is doable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 8 minutes ago, stouricks said: The Beatles, not true, the Beatles play live a weekly evening in the irish pub at sala daeng....the Thai cover beatles that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stouricks Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Thian said: not true, the Beatles play live a weekly evening in the irish pub at sala daeng....the Thai cover beatles that is. Are you really sure it is the fake Beatles and not the originals? 555 And there are quite a few kids going around with Swastikas on their T shirts. So I was wrong on that as well ! 555 Edited February 12, 2020 by stouricks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLock Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 No complaints. Correct decision to not let it dock. Correct decision to provide aid to the ship. You's have to be pretty salty to find fault with these decisions. This is not Thailands problem - they have plenty of others. ...but you would think the ship's Captain would radio ahead before sailing all that way to ask permission...maybe that's just too logical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Send out Auntie with helicopter to the ship so he can hand out face masks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuttodd Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 You=your home your home=your neighborhood your neighborhood=your city your city=your country your country= your continent you continent=your planet Fractals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tayaout Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 42 minutes ago, DLock said: ...but you would think the ship's Captain would radio ahead before sailing all that way to ask permission...maybe that's just too logical. They had permission until they had not. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 6 hours ago, TheAppletons said: Okay, I'll start - odds-on that Thailand will offer to sell supplies to the ship. With a one day tour of kow san rd, at 10% discount, touts left and right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Sydebolle said: I might need some help with this one. Chinese can enter and leave unhindered and the Brits on a vessel which has not docked for a fortnight are ship-locked? The only correct reaction by the captain of that vessel would be do dump and rinse the tanks loaded with human manure close to the Thai shore - just to drive the message home. Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines all denied docking to this vessel before Thailand. Suggests there is reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuttodd Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Fractals: why Quarantine is not effective if applied to only ships and not planes, joggers and not walkers. You can not keep the ocean back with a broom, Bank on getting a good soaking and swim to shore and help as many others as you can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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