webfact Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Bangkok: Seventy five tourists evacuated as sightseeing boat sinks in the Chao Praya Picture: Daily News Quick thinking actions of a boat captain were hailed as helping to save the lives of 75 Thai and foreign tourists after a three story pleasure boat sank at a private pier on the Chao Praya river last night. The "High Season 1" had earlier set sail from a hotel in the Rama 3 area further south. When it reached the Phra Pokklao (Rama 7) bridge the captain realised something was amiss as it started to list. He docked at a privately owned jetty nearby in the area of Soi Somdej Chao Praya. A local official Jakree Sriraksa, 31, said that the vessel was still afloat when he arrived and all passengers and crew were evacuated. It appears to have sprung a leak on the right side though an investigation is underway. Pak Klong San police were on the scene. Daily News said that the vessel is owned by High Season Resort on Koh Kud in Trat province in the east of Thailand. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-08-03 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leither69 Posted August 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 3, 2020 Ahh!! Boat sinking season, just in time for the hordes of Chinese they're thinking about letting in. Can't make this up!! 7 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Colabamumbai Posted August 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 3, 2020 You can always depend on a safe time in Thailand with the highest safety standards. How many life jackets on board? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 a breakwater failure? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtco Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Welcome to Thailand where we are "SAFETY FIRST" ... well according to all the signage we are anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Is boat surveyor a Thai only job? It would seem that vacancies are not being filled. Some of those gawd awful fishing boat skippers seem to be able to stay afloat for years. Why do pleasure boats have some much trouble in Thailand? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cake Monster Posted August 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 minute ago, yellowboat said: Is boat surveyor a Thai only job? It would seem that vacancies are not being filled. Some of those gawd awful fishing boat skippers seem to be able to stay afloat for years. Why do pleasure boats have some much trouble in Thailand? I am not a marine Safety Engineer, but if you have a oat that is 3 storys high above the Water Line with a Draft of maybe only 1 Metre, then its top heavy. Probably built this way with the sole objective of packing in the Tourists for maximum profit over Safety. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunolem Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Foreign tourists??? I suppose these were tourists who had been stranded in Thailand since March, and not recently arrived tourists, which would be impossible, at least officially... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 ...so much for SV BJ Delos.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 sad looks like a nice converted rice barge. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Thailand. Where you can experience a boat sinking or have someone float your boat all in one night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkski Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Talk is cheap! Thai politicians need to pull their heads out and do their jobs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Colabamumbai said: You can always depend on a safe time in Thailand with the highest safety standards. How many life jackets on board? Both of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 8 hours ago, webfact said: Bangkok: Seventy five tourists evacuated as sightseeing boat sinks in the Chao Praya Safe trusted Thailand just gearing up for the return of tourists.... they should change the name from the high season to the "killing fields" it just gets better and better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 2 hours ago, leither69 said: Ahh!! Boat sinking season, just in time for the hordes of Chinese they're thinking about letting in. Can't make this up!! Been a bad week for boats in Thailand, what with this sinking and the Samui ferry mishap the other day... But then again, EVERY week is probably a bad week for boats in Thailand, if you value your life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsve Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 A sign of the maybe not so new "normal" in Thailand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 yesterday ferries with garbage truck sinking and now this ... are the boats not safe ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Thank god for quick thinking captains TAT nearly had to adjust their arrival/departure figures with some more horizontal ones???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grusa Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I can't help thinking the "private pier" owner will be mightily pi$$ed at the pile of junk (pun intended) blocking his jetty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Yep...most dangerous roads (and waterways?) in the world, but none of that matters as they're Covid Free!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poloshirt Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 It appears some members of this forum seem to delight in the misery of others. Sometimes they crack a joke in bad taste. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 kudos to the Captain and crew, everyone safe and well. But Im guessing the mooring fees might be a little exe ???? Cheers GBW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 This will go down well in China. TAT...yeah but nobody died so we're safe right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Does a look a little top heavy with it not taking much to move its centre of balance to an unstable position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukKrueng Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 5 hours ago, leither69 said: Ahh!! Boat sinking season, just in time for the hordes of Chinese they're thinking about letting in. Can't make this up!! 5 hours ago, Colabamumbai said: You can always depend on a safe time in Thailand with the highest safety standards. How many life jackets on board? 5 hours ago, rtco said: Welcome to Thailand where we are "SAFETY FIRST" ... well according to all the signage we are anyway yes, only in Thailand.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Comforting to foreign tourists the last two days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torturedsole Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 In the immortal [edited] words of B. A. Baracus, "I aint gettin' on no Thai rust bucket boat, Hannibal." Seriously, who embarks these deathtraps? I'd take one look at that boat and my mind would be made up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckster Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I can’t imagine a worse body of water to sink in. One gulp of that soupy vile cesspool would certainly lead to tragic consequences. The only advantage that the river would provide is all the buoyant trash and debris floating on the surface that would help a stranded survivor stay afloat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Duckster said: I can’t imagine a worse body of water to sink in. One gulp of that soupy vile cesspool would certainly lead to tragic consequences. The only advantage that the river would provide is all the buoyant trash and debris floating on the surface that would help a stranded survivor stay afloat. some actually fish in it ... and the Klongs look ten times worse ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 19 hours ago, Colabamumbai said: You can always depend on a safe time in Thailand with the highest safety standards. How many life jackets on board? The biggest worry the boat was tied up at a private pier. ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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