webfact Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Picture: Naew Na Naew Na reported that a second ferry belonging to the Raja company ran aground after leaving the Ban Thong Sala port on the southern Thai island of Koh Phangan yesterday morning. The boat called Wang Kaew was carrying 114 Thai and foreign tourists and 35 vehicles when it got stuck on a sand bar exposed in unusual weather conditions. District chief Wijan Junthawijit and other officials were on the scene after passengers alerted relatives who arrived at the port. The vessel ran aground at 8 am and it was 10 am before it could continue it's voyage to Donsak on the mainland. Naew Na further reported that a boat with the designation R9 belonging to the same company also ran aground on Monday causing a five hour delay and inconveniencing dissatisfied passengers. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-07-14 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted July 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) They are not very good at steering ships too ,it seems micro sleep , rudder failed ,no pedals so cannot blame them. Ah ! the sea was wet ........ regards Worgeordie Edited July 14, 2022 by worgeordie 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Shifting sand and low tide???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Danger Will Robinson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RJRS1301 Posted July 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, worgeordie said: They are not very good at steering ships too ,it seems micro sleep , rudder failed ,no pedals so cannot blame them. Ah ! the sea was wet ........ regards Worgeordie Unmarked sand bar, exposed by weather, probably deep enough to not be seen, but shallow enough to catch the vessel nothing unusual about that. Edited July 14, 2022 by RJRS1301 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 12 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: Unmarked sand bar, exposed by weather, probably deep enough to not be seen, but shallow enough to catch the vessel nothing unusual about that. Sure, but hopefully official records of these sandbars / places where they are most likely to develop / better methods of detecting them before the vessel is there are being developed. Then again TIT... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 26 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: Unmarked sand bar, exposed by weather, probably deep enough to not be seen, but shallow enough to catch the vessel nothing unusual about that. And very low tides at the moment. https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Ko-Samui/tides/latest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Dose Koh Phangan harbour master have any buoys???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Greg O Posted July 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2022 Low tides greater than the mean this month and many ships and ferries being delayed and inconvenienced by the low tides . We were delayed two hours at the Lomprayah pier in Chumphon yesterday morning waiting for the tide to to rise and float the boat....more coffee please ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, webfact said: when it got stuck on a sand bar Perhaps the Burmese "dip stick" method should have been employed. Witnessed and photographed by me on a slow cruise to Bagan on the Irrawaddy River. A crew member shouts the depths to the Captain who will take evasive action if it becomes too shallow! (please note the boat is flat bottomed) Edited July 14, 2022 by Burma Bill additional information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffersLos Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 6 hours ago, webfact said: when it got stuck on a sand bar exposed in unusual weather conditions. The water was wet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 The sand moves swiftly at coasts of the Samui and Phangan islands when it storms, so together with high waves and low tide it's probably difficult. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 20 hours ago, webfact said: Naew Na further reported that a boat with the designation R9 belonging to the same company also ran aground on Monday causing a five hour delay and inconveniencing dissatisfied passengers. So these vessels have no depth of water indication at the helm and Captains who are incompetent? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 18 hours ago, RJRS1301 said: Unmarked sand bar, exposed by weather, probably deep enough to not be seen, but shallow enough to catch the vessel nothing unusual about that. There are these fantastic aids called "depth finders" fitted to the bottom of ships that send out echo sound waves and tell you how deep the water is. Also these ships ply these routes every day, they know where the channels are and any sandbars. This is just poor seamanship... end of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 1 hour ago, hotchilli said: Also these ships ply these routes every day, they know where the channels are and any sandbars. This is just poor seamanship... end of. Sandbanks move with the tides. End of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 (edited) Yes, very low tide session this week. I could easily walk across the bay to the islands off shore. Lots of boats in the bay/on the sand, playing dry dock, and getting barnacles scrubbed. Edited July 15, 2022 by KhunLA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 16 hours ago, Burma Bill said: Perhaps the Burmese "dip stick" method should have been employed. The Thai dip stick method was employed, ie the Captain was a dip stick. 555 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 It's a moon thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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