Pattaya Ferry Disaster Salvage Operation in Pattaya Bay



PATTAYA: -- The delayed salvage operation to recover the sunken Ferry which resulted in the death of 7 and injuries to over 100 passengers, took place on Wednesday in Pattaya Bay.

The operation was led by the Marine Department of Pattaya and was overseen by the Marine Police Department and the Royal Thai Navy. The Marine Department Director, Khun Raiwat, is leading the ongoing investigation into the disaster which saw 7 people lose their lives. Initially 6 Thai and Foreign passengers died which was followed by the death of a 12 year old Russian Boy in hospital, 4 days later.

The recovery operation was due to take place on 9th November but had to be delayed due to bad weather. A salvage vessel slowly lifted the “Koh Larn Travel 1” ferry from the seabed.

Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/108900/pattaya-ferry-disaster-salvage-operation-pattaya-bay/


-- Pattaya One 2013-11-14

And so now we can all be certain that no more boats will be overloaded because Pattaya's finest will be monitoring all passenger manifests and count safety vests on each and every vessel. TIT.

And so now we can all be certain that no more boats will be overloaded because Pattaya's finest will be monitoring all passenger manifests and count safety vests on each and every vessel. TIT.

Perchance to dream.

So how soon can we expect this boat to be back on the run to Koh Larn?

The boat looks to be in good shape, just some minor repairs and it should be ready again.

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Should have left it down there, would have made a nice diving wreck

So how soon can we expect this boat to be back on the run to Koh Larn?

How long to fit a new , sorry working , bilge pump

So how soon can we expect this boat to be back on the run to Koh Larn?

Saturday. Tickets twice the normal price.

Should have left it down there, would have made a nice diving wreck

Not really...

7 people lost their lives, I know they recovered the bodies but I think only a moron would want to dive such a wreak.

Plenty more wreaks about.

Should have left it down there, would have made a nice diving wreck

Not really...

7 people lost their lives, I know they recovered the bodies but I think only a moron would want to dive such a wreak.

Plenty more wreaks about.

There is a lot of famous dive wrecks around the world where people lost there lives.

Another coat of lead paint and it as good as new!!!

Should have left it down there, would have made a nice diving wreck

Not really...

7 people lost their lives, I know they recovered the bodies but I think only a moron would want to dive such a wreak.

Plenty more wreaks about.

There is a lot of famous dive wrecks around the world where people lost there lives.

May be so, and many are off limits (war graves), and it was not last week they went down.

Would not be much to see particularly after the souvenir hunters have taken everything that's not screwed down and much that is as well.

Also it is an environmental hazard, all that diesel + other oils and lubricants and heaven knows what else.