Crew jumps ship after hit-and-run in Thai Gulf

[webfact]

Crew jumps ship after hit-and-run in Thai Gulf

By The Nation

 

 

An alleged hit-and-run incident in the Gulf of Thailand destroyed a fishing trawler and left its crew of eight swimming for their lives on Friday (April 3).

 

The trawler broke apart after colliding with a cargo ship which then fled the scene. However, police said they could not proceed with the case because the coordinates of the incident were unclear to them.

 

The Sri-nopparat 11 trawler was hit by the Sun Flora cargo ship at 5.58am on latitude 12.11.73, longitude 100.54.579, said the trawler’s owner, Preecha Kasemtheerasomboon. The force of the collision cracked the hull of the trawler which then began to break apart.

 

Its eight crew members jumped into the sea but were plucked to safety by a passing trawler. They noted down the Sun Flora’s identification details as it sailed away.

 

Sri-nopparat 11’s crew members reported the incident to Plutaluang Police Station in Chon Buri province but the police were not able to read the coordinates and decided to contact the fish merchants' association in Samut Sakhon.

 

Officials explained to Preecha that incidents at sea should be reported to the Marine Department specialising in those matters.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30385342

 

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[ChrisY1]

"The Sri-nopparat 11 trawler was hit by the Sun Flora cargo ship at 5.58am on latitude 12.11.73, longitude 100.54.579,"

 

"the police were not able to read the coordinates"....obviously these figures would be completely alien to the RTP......case dropped!

[DPKANKAN]

1 hour ago, ChrisY1 said:

"The Sri-nopparat 11 trawler was hit by the Sun Flora cargo ship at 5.58am on latitude 12.11.73, longitude 100.54.579,"

 

"the police were not able to read the coordinates"....obviously these figures would be completely alien to the RTP......case dropped!

They thought it was the coordinates for collecting the brown envelope and of course it was not there!!! ????????????????????????????????????????????????

[WorriedNoodle]

The brown envelopes are in the Chao Praya River at the moment?

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5569485/mmsi:372349000/imo:9832511/vessel:SUN_FLORA

[alien365]

Why did the trawler not move out of the way? It's a lot harder for a 100meter plus oil tanker to suddenly change direction.

[Bangkok Barry]

44 minutes ago, alien365 said:

Why did the trawler not move out of the way? It's a lot harder for a 100meter plus oil tanker to suddenly change direction.

Maybe it was the Me First attitude of so many Thais. Like those who like to challenge a train by driving round the crossing gates.

[tifino]

 hmmm... flag of a landlocked country 'Mongolia'

 

typical Chinese don't care too much about these little details...

... nor care about collateral damage, when escaping with medical supplies 

 

interesting this ship was recently under receivership

photos also show at some time it had also carried a Singapore flag, and home port Phnom Penh

Edited April 4, 2020 by tifino

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Sri-nopparat 11’s crew members reported the incident to Plutaluang Police Station in Chon Buri province but the police were not able to read the coordinates and decided to contact the fish merchants' association in Samut Sakhon.

 

Officials explained to Preecha that incidents at sea should be reported to the Marine Department specialising in those matters.

Lol

 

[milesinnz]

1 hour ago, alien365 said:

Why did the trawler not move out of the way? It's a lot harder for a 100meter plus oil tanker to suddenly change direction.

the question should be were (anti) collision rules adhered to ? boats at sea don't suddenly pop up in front of you...

Edited April 4, 2020 by milesinnz

[kidneyw]

At least they are consistent here, by "doing a runner."

[Iron Tongue]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

The Sri-nopparat 11 trawler was hit by the Sun Flora cargo ship at 5.58am

This explains everything.  It was dark and watchmen on both vessels were asleep.

[Sir Swagman]

5 hours ago, milesinnz said:

the question should be were (anti) collision rules adhered to ? boats at sea don't suddenly pop up in front of you...

Another question would be what was the trawler doing before the impact? With pair trawling (illegal but rife in Thailand) they have little manoeuvre ability. If was what was going on - and we will never know - then I would commend running down all trawlers that do this destructive and short sighted practice.

[RocketDog]

On 4/4/2020 at 10:33 AM, alien365 said:

Why did the trawler not move out of the way? It's a lot harder for a 100meter plus oil tanker to suddenly change direction.

It was a combination of steering and brake system failure. Happens all the time here. Not the captain's fault as you know. 

[katatonic]

On 4/4/2020 at 5:18 PM, Sir Swagman said:

Another question would be what was the trawler doing before the impact? With pair trawling (illegal but rife in Thailand) they have little manoeuvre ability. If was what was going on - and we will never know - then I would commend running down all trawlers that do this destructive and short sighted practice.

Just been outlawed in the UK. Not remotely illegal here or anywhere else in SE Asia and I see it every day. Not that 'illegal' means much to local fishermen and I certainly wouldn't bank on them having a clue what the international rules of collision avoidance are either. Just like on the roads here, if people think they can make money or avoid losing face out of a collision.. 

Edited April 6, 2020 by katatonic

[300sd]

So the captain of a Thailand fishing trawler doesn't know that he should call the Thai Coast Guard if there is a collision at sea! Maybe they don't got one but a marine emergency number perhaps...VHF channel 16....

 

Nothing should surprise me here anymore but everything does....

 

 

[DoctorG]

The terms "jumped ship" and "jumped overboard" mean 2 entirely different things.