webfact Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Two freighters collide off Rin islandBANGKOK: -- A patrol boat was dispatched by the Royal Thai Navy to the sea off Rin island in response to a SOS call after the collision of two freighters on Monday.The Malta-registered freighter, named CN Jumbos, which is 165.5 metres long and 27.75 metres wide, collided with Liberia-registered freighter, Tinton Topic, which is 185 metres long and 30 metres in width at a spot about 1.5 nautical miles to the north of Rin island off Chon Buri.The CN Jumbos which is empty sustained some damages causing water to leak into its hull but no leak was reported. The other vessel which is loaded with cement pellets also sustained some damages but there were no leakages.Mr Pisut Amornyuth, chief of the maritime transport office based in Chon Buri, said that CN Jumbos would be towed into a shipyard to have the damages fixed.Investigation is under way to determine the actual cause of the accident.(photo : http://www.marinetraffic.com/)Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/two-freighters-collide-rin-island/ -- Thai PBS 2014-04-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seabass69 Posted April 1, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2014 "...causing water to leak into its hull but no leak was reported'. That's a clever way to make it go away. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaipod Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) How can this happen with today's technology and being so big the crew cannot see these monsters moving towards them . Edited April 1, 2014 by thaipod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonarax Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Family guy moment at best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiready Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 How can this happen with today's technology and being so big the crew cannot see these monsters moving towards them . asleep at the wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 How can this happen with today's technology and being so big the crew cannot see these monsters moving towards them . asleep at the wheel Or drunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 the drivers fled the scene of the accident, one swam west, the other east 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hstamm Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> "...causing water to leak into its hull but no leak was reported'. That's a clever way to make it go away. Double Hull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 How can this happen with today's technology and being so big the crew cannot see these monsters moving towards them . Sure the technology is there...but the crew in the bridge haven't got a clue how to operate them..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 stop the insanity.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellboy218 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) How can this happen with today's technology and being so big the crew cannot see these monsters moving towards them . Sure the technology is there...but the crew in the bridge haven't got a clue how to operate them..... More likely too much technology. Too much time looking at electrical gadgets and not enough time looking out of the windows. An all too common failing these days, quite often the OOW does not have an AB or OS as look out and if they have just been busy in port it is possible the OOW was overdue for a rest period. Edited April 1, 2014 by Dellboy218 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Let's all stop second guessing here, there was a major brake failure on the larger vessel. Quite simple really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 yes, but did anyone run/swim away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dighambara Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 No one on either ship knew how to pilot...??? The 'rules of the road' are the same worldwide and international law requires a trained pilot on board each vessel - but T.I.T.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somchaismith Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Obviously whatever a Juergen Braker is, they didn't work this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro01 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Steep incline, blind bend. Could have happened to anyone. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepattaya1961 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Damn.........so apart from the double-deck-buses being banned from Thai roads..........the freighters may be banned from Thai waters too..........what's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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