Rough winds hamper rescue efforts in Gulf of Thailand

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Rough winds hamper rescue efforts in Gulf of Thailand
The Nation



Rough weather in the Gulf of Thailand is thwarting attempts to re-float an oil tanker that ran aground on January 9.

SONGKHLA: -- A sand-suction boat was deployed to create a water channel on the beach to allow the oil tanker Orapin 4 to move back to sea off Songkhla. However, the operation came to a temporary halt as the sand-suction boat was forced to take shelter at Nu Island amid strong winds.

The Meteorological Department has forecast rough seas in the area until Sunday.


-- The Nation 2014-02-19

[MK1]

It would be interesting to know how and why the tanker ran aground in the first place??

[WhizBang]

It ran aground January 9. It is now Feb 19. Rescue operations on Thai time?

[Cylon]

The Captain just realised he wasnt making much headway

[noitom]

Did the captain flee? Was he Thai?

[onionluke]

Or was he European ?

[tomyummer]

Did the captain flee? Was he Thai?

Burmese with no papers.

[ExpatOilWorker]

Did the captain flee? Was he Thai?

Most likely Thai, as the ship is Thai registered: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=585113

Edited February 19, 2014 by ExpatOilWorker

[monkey4u]

It would be interesting to know how and why the tanker ran aground in the first place??

Learner driver !!!!!

[monkey4u]

It ran aground January 9. It is now Feb 19. Rescue operations on Thai time?

You cant rush these things.

First you need a few politicians to decide how much they can pocket from this accident

Then you need to gather some locals to point at the ship for photographic proof it happened

[bkkdave1220]

they should be re-floating around the high tides for the month. can't think why they are there now,

[weegee]

It would be interesting to know how and why the tanker ran aground in the first place??

Learner driver !!!!!

Captain paid the money (like most other Thai Captains)....now they have to give him time to figure out how to operate it SAFELY.....oooops not a bad mistake for the first of many....

[smedly]

It would be interesting to know how and why the tanker ran aground in the first place??

the driver fell asleep at the wheel - sound familiar

The captain did a swimmer

Edited February 19, 2014 by smedly

[MK1]

Did the captain flee? Was he Thai?

Most likely Thai, as the ship is Thai registered: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=585113

Therefore, they have ran aground under a flag of convenience; rather than the flag of inconvenience if this had occurred in another country. Which must mean they don’t have to explain anything !

Edited February 19, 2014 by MK1

[MESmith]

It would be interesting to know how and why the tanker ran aground in the first place??

Brake failure?

Wet road sea?