webfact Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 8 Turkish Tourists rescued from sinking Speed Boat in Pattaya BayPATTAYA: -- Emergency Services, including the Pattaya Sea Rescue Unit, dealt with a marine incident on Tuesday afternoon which resulted in a Turkish National sustaining a minor injury.The incident occurred as the group returned to the Bali Hai Port at the southern end of Pattaya Beach after spending the day “Island Hopping” on a speed boat named “JaiJai”. As they returned to the Port, a crack appeared in the Hull, which the driver claimed was due to rough seas.Everyone on-board was wearing life jackets and help was only minutes away in the form of a pleasure boat, who rescued the Turkish Tourists and boat driver. One of the tourists was slightly injured and was taken to Hospital, but was released a few hours later.Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/155702/8-turkish-tourists-rescued-from-sinking-speed-boat-in-pattaya-bay/-- Pattaya One 2014-11-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RustBucket Posted November 18, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2014 What a shock, another boat sinking in Pattaya. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I am sure there will be plenty of hot air but no action as usual Thais need to learn that talk is cheap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post asdecas Posted November 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) The Twelve Days of Christmas ....... Eight Turkish Tourists Seven Russian Slappers Six British Paunches Five Tha-ai Hubs Four Calling Whores Three Jetski Scams Two Hansum Men And a Pun-ter-er on Walking Street Edited November 19, 2014 by asdecas 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jaywalker Posted November 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2014 What a shock, another boat sinking in Pattaya. What was shocking to me was that they actually had life jackets. Glad nobody drowned or went missing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monspencer Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 From the original article: the hull of the boat had just been repaired which may be connected to the incident If that is so, I wonder if the repairers have already fled from Pattaya? Lucky nobody died from this incident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercool Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 some troll posts removed and replies quoting them, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post monkey4u Posted November 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2014 The Twelve Days of Christmas ....... Eight Turkish Tourists Seven Russian Slappers Six British Paunches Five Tha-ai Hubs Four Calling Whores Three Jetski Scams Two Hansum Men And a Pun-ter-er on Walking Street Love it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrya Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Thailand is definitely a tourist accident hub. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercool Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Post commenting on moderation removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 a crack appeared in the Hull, which the driver claimed was due to rough seas. What a total jerk ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I am sure there will be plenty of hot air but no action as usual Thais need to learn that talk is cheap. They have. That is why it is all that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Halion Posted November 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2014 Helicopters dropping out of the sky, trains being derailed,ferry's sinking,lorries and buses running of the road,buildings collapsing during construction, accidental drownings,people falling off balcony's, tourist and local murders,automobile and motorcycle carnage,aircraft running out of runways, and the band plays on. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercool Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 The tourists were NOT asked to pay for the crack in the hull so stop asking the same silly question please. petercool - moderator team 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gandtee Posted November 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2014 No Turkish delight there 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slygeeza Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 yesterday I noticed that one of the ganster boys that was released from jail a few months ago and has been living on the beach since has now been given a boat, so this guy with no experience at all now has sole charge of a boat that carrys 30 people, he can barely figure out how to anchor it on the beach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 a crack appeared in the Hull, which the driver claimed was due to rough seas. What a total jerk ! Actually....he's probably said the right thing.......these so called speed boats are plywood replicas ...built of crap cheap plywood.....very poor structural integrity and are just basic boats that wouldn't pass any survey anywhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searat7 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 These boats are very poorly constructed and often overpowered and overloaded. when you add the cowboy driver factor problems are inevitable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienG Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Here we go again, another boat sinking. When are they ever going to regulate these so called boat captains and have regular boat inspections. Peoples lives are at risk, but they don't care about that once they get their money. Disgraceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I wonder if they got their money back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJack Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 excuse number 12426666 the sea was rough not my fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) As they were wearing life vests there was really little risk other than be hit by the numerous speeding boats piloted by morons... As for the cause of the sinking one must question the inspecting of the boat for sea worthiness on a regular basis, or it could have been due to the scraping coral while island hopping, fibreglass dose not fair well when in contact with coral... nor does the coral. Edited November 19, 2014 by Basil B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 They were actually wearing life vests before the incident? That is unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Thailand is definitely a tourist accident hub. Yup and the "authorities" seem not to care, despite what the interim PM claims in the media. I think it was an American President who said "speak softly but carry a big stick" but here, in Thailand, it appears the other way around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> I am sure there will be plenty of hot air but no action as usual Thais need to learn that talk is cheap. Thais are the masters of "cheap-talk". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercool Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 A post quoting and then purposely ignoring a moderator notice was removed. 10) Do not discuss moderation publicly in the open forum; this includes individual actions, and specific or general policies and issues. You may send a PM to a moderator to discuss individual actions or email support (at) thaivisa.com to discuss moderation policy. A post with an unsubstantiated and unrelated story was also removed Another post removed for spouting nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiChai Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Helicopters dropping out of the sky, trains being derailed,ferry's sinking,lorries and buses running of the road,buildings collapsing during construction, accidental drownings,people falling off balcony's, tourist and local murders,automobile and motorcycle carnage,aircraft running out of runways, and the band plays on. Just another day in the 3rd world! TiT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ableguy Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 a crack appeared in the Hull, which the driver claimed was due to rough seas. What a total jerk ! We need a crack down on these shoddy crack repairs, thailand could become the hub of cracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercool Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 An off topic post removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD13 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) They were actually wearing life vests before the incident? That is unusual. Presumably on the "recommendation" of the guy who "repaired" the boat Edited November 19, 2014 by DD13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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