Video Huge cargo ship crashes into riverside houses in Bangkok

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

Video footage shows the  moment a cargo ship crashed into houses alongside the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on Saturday.

 

In the video shared by Thai news site EJan local residents can be heard screaming in panic as the ship gets ever closer before colliding into riverside piers and houses, narrowly missing a power pole and cables.

 

The incident happened at around noon on Saturday near Laem Temple in the Phra Pradaeng District of Samut Prakan.

 

No injuries were reported although there was some damage to property. 

 

There was no damage to the ship, which was able to resume voyage to an anchorage near SriRacha.

 

An investigation has been launched into the incident.

 

 

 

 

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[JoePai]

Was a brake fault

[Rumble Tumble]

Clearly Covid 19 is to blame.

That gets blamed for everything in the world these days.

 

 

[ThailandRyan]

Trying to emulate the Suez canal incident I guess.

[bluesofa]

35 minutes ago, JoePai said:

Was a brake fault

Anchor failure.

[Excel]

Feel sorry for those people in their homes, or rather, now out of their homes, and I suspect they will receive no compensation as no doubt like so many others their wooden shacks were built illegally on the waterfront.

[Pib]

Motorcycle cut in front of him....no, that sounds stupid--it was a jet ski.

[BritManToo]

Just now, Pib said:

Motorcycle cut in front of him....no, that sounds stupid--it was a jet ski.

don't be silly, it's obvious his brakes failed on the hill.

[kotsak]

2 hours ago, JoePai said:

Was a brake fault

skipper had a micro-sleep...

[ThailandRyan]

Skipper was playing Facebook on his cellphone my GF said.

[AlfHuy]

That's the "Ever Green" who escaped the Suez Canal and ended up in Chao Phraya.

[tifino]

blame faulty BreakWater 

[DaLa]

In the late 90’s and early 2000’s I used to go on cross channel ferry booze runs. We were crossing to Calais and on entering the harbour we slowed down but due to a problem with one of the propellers couldn’t slow down enough and crashed into the pier. Luckily we hadn’t left our seats, but many people in the restaurants and on the stairways were injured. Cars on the vehicle decks were damaged and it took 5 hours for us to be off-loaded.

 

WE went from 7mph to a dead stop and I realise now what a car accident at speed might do to your body.

 

One laugh from it though as we were standing outside waiting to hear from the crew, a young lad of about 9 or 10 asked his father who was stood next to him

 

‘Dad, what have we hit?’

 

Father simply replied ‘France’.

 

Footnote, when a vessel hits a stationery object apparently its called an ’allision’.

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, Rumble Tumble said:

Clearly Covid 19 is to blame.

That gets blamed for everything in the world these days.

 

 

Yep, ship probably had blood cots.

[whaleboneman]

No damage to the ship??? Was it an icebreaker?

[billd766]

I don't care WHO your Daddy is.

 

You can't park that thing there.

[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Anchor failure.

That rhyming slang ?

[bluesofa]

11 minutes ago, whaleboneman said:

No damage to the ship??? Was it an icebreaker?

Well it definitely started a conversation off.

[Justgrazing]

6 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

narrowly missing a power pole and cables

 

Must try harder .. 

[AgMech Cowboy]

8 hours ago, JoePai said:

Was a brake fault

Yep, brake failure was my first thought, too.

[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

narrowly missing a power pole and cables.

Strange, usually the power pole is the first to get it ?

[DaLa]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Strange, usually the power pole is the first to get it ?

Why are they so often referred to as 'power poles' on TV. I believe the correct term is 'speed arresters' or informally 'vertical sleeping policeman'.

[ddotmark]

Did the ship's pilot do a "runner"? ????????‍♂️????

[Woodsie888]

1 hour ago, ddotmark said:

Did the ship's pilot do a "runner"? ????????‍♂️????

Yes, to the Police Station for questioning

 

[Meat Pie 47]

On 4/4/2021 at 12:02 PM, AlfHuy said:

That's the "Ever Green" who escaped the Suez Canal and ended up in Chao Phraya.

if you need to commend make sure you use the right name Ever Given

[hotandsticky]

19 minutes ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

if you need to commend make sure you use the right name Ever Given

 

 

If you need to comment, make sure you use the "t" key and not "d" ......????

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[tinca tinca]

On 4/4/2021 at 8:24 AM, JoePai said:

Was a brake fault

gotta bee.....or fell asleep at the wheel !!!!!

[tinca tinca]

On 4/6/2021 at 11:02 AM, Woodsie888 said:

Yes, to the Police Station for questioning

 

they are still checking CCTV ......see if driver ran a red light !!!

[Zap800]

XO hold my beer while I do a J turn into this parking spot