Storm havoc: Jomtien Beach eroded and unsafe

[snoop1130]

 

Jomtien Beach was battered by fierce winds and waves yesterday, causing devastating erosion across a 1,000-metre stretch opposite the Pu Pen Restaurant.

 

Ekkarach Kantharo, Director of the Pattaya Regional Marine Department Office, confirmed the damage was a result of monsoon conditions that have unleashed storms and towering waves on the Gulf of Thailand. The reinforced sand on Jomtien Beach, extending 2.8 kilometres, was no match for the powerful waves.

 

A 1,000-metre section had its sand swept into the sea, while a 400-metre portion was gouged into a steep 1.5-metre slope. This precarious incline presents a serious hazard to the public and tourists, particularly after dark. Consequently, the area has been temporarily cordoned off.

 

To tackle the danger, urgent safety measures are in progress. The Pattaya Marine Department and Na Jomtien Municipality are deploying heavy machinery to level the treacherous slopes. Efforts are underway to reclaim the sand from the sea and redistribute it, a process expected to take two to three days. Warning signs are being erected to alert the public and visitors about the erosion, advising them to stay clear of the area for now.

 

Rapeephan Rattanaliem, Mayor of Na Jomtien sub-district, reassured that the municipality is swiftly addressing the disruptions caused by the erosion. Over the past two days, public health officials have been clearing sand from roads, and water trucks have been dispatched to wash the streets.

 

In collaboration with the Pattaya Marine Department, plans are in place to plant trees along the beach to prevent future sand encroachments. Heavy machinery will persist in levelling the sand to form a safer gradient. Public announcements will be made to inform residents and tourists to avoid the area temporarily, even for photography and other activities, reported Pattaya Mail.

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of Pattaya Mail

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-06-11

 

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[rocketboy2]

 

Just pay someone to put it all back. 

Gravy train, Jomtien.

 

 

 

 

[johng]

14 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The reinforced sand on Jomtien Beach, extending 2.8 kilometres, was no match for the powerful waves.

 

Ohh dear who would have thought it possible...didn't the ocean current modelling give them some clues ???

[tgw]

well, once they start pouring sand, there is no stopping.

 

send a dredge barge to get the sand back, wash it and then put the sand back on the beach.

a literal case of rinse, repeat.

Greetings from Sisyphus.

Edited June 11 by tgw

[Tropicalevo]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

The reinforced sand on Jomtien Beach, extending 2.8 kilometres, was no match for the powerful waves.

Mother nature knows no fear.

[simon43]

[quote]

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didn't the ocean current modelling give them some clues ???

...

[/quote]

 

Now now, you think they have actually done some modelling?  Sounds like long-shore drift exacerbated by the stormy weather.  Perhaps some groynes would solve the problem permanently....

 

Edited June 11 by simon43

[johng]

5 minutes ago, simon43 said:

Now now, you think they have actually done some modelling? 

 nope obviously not .

[CallumWK]

Obviously, they have never heard about wave breachers here.

Edited June 11 by CallumWK

[impulse]

All around the world, beach renewal is a constant cost of attracting tourists. Each storm washes the sand out to sea, and the dredges send it back.   I don't know why Jomtien would be any different.  Unless they're like some places where they let the beaches disappear and lose all the tourists before they act.

 

 

Edited June 11 by impulse

[jacko45k]

This will be the Beach 'improvements'.......?

Nice little 'forever' contract for some relative!

[0ffshore360]

what is reinforced sand ??

[Tailwagsdog]

Don't take all the sand from the water in front of the beach, let a sandbar form and that will protect the beach from heavy swells. It's elementary.

[rocketboy2]

2 minutes ago, Tailwagsdog said:

Don't take all the sand from the water in front of the beach, let a sandbar form and that will protect the beach from heavy swells. It's elementary.

 

Think they need to forget the advanced stuff.

and start with the basics first.

 

[actonion]

12 hours ago, rocketboy2 said:

 

Just pay someone to put it all back. 

Gravy train, Jomtien.

 

 

 

 

Like the local builders merchant

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, johng said:

 

Ohh dear who would have thought it possible...didn't the ocean current modelling give them some clues ???

Did they do one...?

[hotchilli]

31 minutes ago, 0ffshore360 said:

what is reinforced sand ??

Expensive.

[Crossy]

11 hours ago, simon43 said:

Perhaps some groynes would solve the problem permanently....

 

I reckon someone could do with a poke in the groyne

 

[KhunLA]

People don't actually swim in that surf, do they ? 

 

Time to stop wasting money dredging (rinse & repeat) and build a proper seawall, and nice promenade to enjoy looking at instead of walking on sand.   PKK learned that lesson decades ago.

 

They can still get their scam contracts, maintaining the sea wall ... 

[Dionigi]

4 hours ago, simon43 said:

[quote]

...

didn't the ocean current modelling give them some clues ???

...

[/quote]

 

Now now, you think they have actually done some modelling?  Sounds like long-shore drift exacerbated by the stormy weather.  Perhaps some groynes would solve the problem permanently....

 

Too much groyneing on this site

[nobodysfriend]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

devastating erosion across a 1,000-metre stretch

 

Same procedure every year ... good for the contractors .

[newbee2022]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

Jomtien Beach was battered by fierce winds and waves yesterday, causing devastating erosion across a 1,000-metre stretch opposite the Pu Pen Restaurant.

 

Ekkarach Kantharo, Director of the Pattaya Regional Marine Department Office, confirmed the damage was a result of monsoon conditions that have unleashed storms and towering waves on the Gulf of Thailand. The reinforced sand on Jomtien Beach, extending 2.8 kilometres, was no match for the powerful waves.

 

A 1,000-metre section had its sand swept into the sea, while a 400-metre portion was gouged into a steep 1.5-metre slope. This precarious incline presents a serious hazard to the public and tourists, particularly after dark. Consequently, the area has been temporarily cordoned off.

 

 

To tackle the danger, urgent safety measures are in progress. The Pattaya Marine Department and Na Jomtien Municipality are deploying heavy machinery to level the treacherous slopes. Efforts are underway to reclaim the sand from the sea and redistribute it, a process expected to take two to three days. Warning signs are being erected to alert the public and visitors about the erosion, advising them to stay clear of the area for now.

 

Rapeephan Rattanaliem, Mayor of Na Jomtien sub-district, reassured that the municipality is swiftly addressing the disruptions caused by the erosion. Over the past two days, public health officials have been clearing sand from roads, and water trucks have been dispatched to wash the streets.

 

In collaboration with the Pattaya Marine Department, plans are in place to plant trees along the beach to prevent future sand encroachments. Heavy machinery will persist in levelling the sand to form a safer gradient. Public announcements will be made to inform residents and tourists to avoid the area temporarily, even for photography and other activities, reported Pattaya Mail.

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of Pattaya Mail

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-06-11

 

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Well, easy solution to put sand again.

Someone will sniff money already and will offer his company to do the job.

Great time to hand over brown envelopes. 

Long lasting solutions are not considered🙏

[RobU]

In the UK we had breakers which were very heavy low wooden walls which extended from the seawall to the low tide mark every 20 to 30 metres This broke the wave and compartmentalised the sand, preventing it from washing away. However I suppose they are considered unsightly 

[ignore it]

Fortunately the dredge and barge are still at anchor off Bang Saray Beach.

 

Funny convenient coincidence ain't it?

[Ombra]

13 hours ago, simon43 said:

[quote]

...

didn't the ocean current modelling give them some clues ???

...

[/quote]

 

Now now, you think they have actually done some modelling?  Sounds like long-shore drift exacerbated by the stormy weather.  Perhaps some groynes would solve the problem permanently....

 

Don't groynes just move the problem?

[johng]

In the full article  it says

 

"In collaboration with the Pattaya Marine Department, plans are in place to plant trees along the beach to prevent future sand encroachments. "

 

And everywhere else they tirelessly cut down the old big shade trees with massive root systems

replacing them with scrawny palm trees offering very little shade.

The few areas with remaining tress are mostly occupied by the umbrella/chair vendors.

 

I'm glad that this area has been washed away, IMHO it was better before the so called "nourishment"

 

 

 

The unnatural sand bank never got cleaned by the sea  like a giant sandbox full of god knows what. 🤮

Edited June 12 by johng
sprellink

[BigStar]

17 hours ago, CallumWK said:

Obviously, they have never heard about wave breachers here.

 

For many years our ace Beach Reclamation Engineers have devised the best solutions for the erosion of Pattaya's beaches and cried in the wilderness. THEY wouldn't listen, fools! And now it's come to this DISASTER, exactly as predicted!

 

Yet after every DISASTER, the beach is back looking good a few days later. WOT???

 

Turns out, the Thais knew it'd erode a bit during big storms and factored it in, not that big of a deal.

 

And no, it's not expensive to repair the beach a few times a year. It's not that BIG EARNER we love to imagine. It looks far, far better than it ever did before and tourists like it.

Edited June 12 by BigStar

[johng]

1 hour ago, BigStar said:

Yet after every DISASTER, the beach is back looking good a few days later. WOT???

 

I think it will take more than a few days to repair the erosion at Jomtien beach southern end

1 kilometre long and perhaps 2 meters deep  (hard to tell from the photo)  anyway its a lot of sand.

[BigStar]

22 minutes ago, johng said:

 

I think it will take more than a few days to repair the erosion at Jomtien beach southern end

1 kilometre long and perhaps 2 meters deep  (hard to tell from the photo)  anyway its a lot of sand.

 

You know best, of course. You know how they were caught totally off-guard, couldn't imagine a storm eroding the beach.You know they have no sand readily available and their machinery's all broken down. You know they can't find any workers for the task; Thais can't make work schedules, anyway, like they do in the UK.  

 

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Pattaya Marine Department and Na Jomtien Municipality are deploying heavy machinery to level the treacherous slopes. Efforts are underway to reclaim the sand from the sea and redistribute it, a process expected to take two to three days.

 

[johng]

23 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A 1,000-metre section had its sand swept into the sea, while a 400-metre portion was gouged into a steep 1.5-metre slope. This precarious incline presents a serious hazard to the public and tourists, particularly after dark. Consequently, the area has been temporarily cordoned off.

 

Well they certainly did a "Hong Kong Phooey"   and repaired the damage 

quicker than the human eye 😋

 

In my previous post I had thought the sand was eroded right up to the road  but not the case

as seen in the photo below   notice the little orange flag and blue pipe

 

Much less sand to replace than I had thought.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 12 by johng
sprelling

[johng]

7 hours ago, ignore it said:

Fortunately the dredge and barge are still at anchor off Bang Saray Beach