webfact Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Two crew badly burned in speedboat fire near PhuketEakkapop ThongtubThe remnants of the boat are hosed down.PHUKET: -- Two people were hospitalised with severe burns yesterday evening (October 20) after the engine of speedboat belonging to the Paradise Koh Yao Resort caught fire in the middle of Phang Nga Bay.The Rescue Centre on Koh Yao Noi receive a call just after 6pm that fire was consuming the speedboat on the water.No passengers were aboard at the time, but the captain, Sonsak Maikaow, 29, and crew member Weerayut Rumsakul, 28, were badly burned before rescuers could pluck them to safety.After first aid treatment they were taken to Koh Yao Chaiyapat Hospital in Phang Nga, and later transferred to Vachira Hospital in Phuket for treatment to third-degree burns. A third crew member escaped with minor injuries.The boat itself was wrecked by the fire. Police are to investigate the cause but were told by the crew that the flames broke out in the engine bay.Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/two-crew-badly-burned-in-speedboat-fire-near-phuket-49245.php-- Phuket News 2014-10-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudhopper Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Fortunately no passengers aboard or this would have been yet another Phuket maritime tragedy. Hope all the crew recover quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileContent Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Hope the crew will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wernerkl Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Am I naiv? Why didn´t they jump into the water? Sharks? Cannot swimm, no life jacket? Yes must be me being stupid! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupdragon Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Am I naiv? Why didn´t they jump into the water? Sharks? Cannot swimm, no life jacket? Yes must be me being stupid! There are no sharks around there but apart from that I think you nailed it. What a choice it seems the faced, burn or drown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 And that is not a speedboat!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiPiFFS Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Am I naiv? Why didn´t they jump into the water? Sharks? Cannot swimm, no life jacket? Yes must be me being stupid! I'm the same ! Why do you need to be plucked from a burning boat for crying out loud ? The mind boggles. As said at least there were no passengers onboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 And that is not a speedboat!!! you are absolutely right....!!! NOT ANYMORE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuketAmerican Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 This is a photo I took of a boat from the same company (maybe the same, they have only 2 or 3 like it) sunk at the A dock of Yacht Haven Marina in Ban Kho En. Photo taken in Fall 2012. The resort is nice, the food is amazing, great location in the secluded NE of the island facing Ko Pak Bia and Krabi Province. Too bad they seem to have trouble with their boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuketAmerican Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Another shot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Maybe they did not know how to swim? I certainly would have jumped into the water, to escape the flames. Maybe there was an explosion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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