Jonathan Fairfield Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Nighttime tour boat collision kills 1 in Thailand BANGKOK (AP) — A trip to see fireflies has turned into tragedy in Thailand when two boats collided in the night, killing a woman from Hungary and seriously injuring a South Korean along with nearly two dozen other tourists, police said Saturday. One boat with 21 South Koreans and two Hungarians was returning at the end of its trip when it was struck by an empty boat going in reverse, said police Lt. Col. Bhakin Sivamethakul. Around 20 other people, mainly from South Korea, also suffered injuries Friday night at Amphawa, a popular tourist destination about 60 kilometers (35 miles) west of Bangkok, he said. Bhakin said that the 61-year-old Hungarian tourist was hit on the head and died. Her 62-year-old husband was injured. A 26-year-old Korean woman who was severely injured was in the intensive care unit, but doctors said her condition was not critical. Bhakin said the drivers of the two boats both face a charge of causing death through negligence, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment, as well as failure to navigate a vessel in the proper direction. -- (c) Associated Press 2015-09-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Jones Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Is the Hungarian womans relatives gonna get 300,000B bloodmoney like in the Terrorist Bombing ... ? Not safe here, stay away ............ RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 shocking to say the least.. but after being in ''Thailand'' for a few years, its just an everyday, happening, whether its ''Road,Rail,Sea''.... Sad but True.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 so ten years in prison for this? next time put a Mercedes emblem on the front of your boat. works wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 How fast was the reversing boat going ? regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/thailand-tourist-killed-boat-accident-near-popular-floating-market-22-injured-648112 "Both the boat drivers fled from the scene of the crash, which was 500 meters from the Amphawa Floating Market." Classic! Nothing changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saan Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 How fast was the reversing boat going ? regards worgeordie Why on earth do you need to know? Do you want to know in knots, mph or kph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonShadow Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 How fast was the reversing boat going ? regards worgeordie Why on earth do you need to know? Do you want to know in knots, mph or kph? Probably doesn't matter if it was a long-tail.....the propeller will do the damage!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deckape Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 failure to navigate a vessel in the proper direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godden Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 THAILAND-DANGEROUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehard60 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Well looks like more good news for the tourism sector here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldBattles Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 As long as there is no enforcement of the law there can never be any respect for the law. After 31 years the legal issues never change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggo Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 THAILAND-DANGEROUS The World-Dangerous....let me off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamNoone88 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Nothing will happen - certainly not 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Record Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) Well looks like more good news for the tourism sector here. Average tourist who is coming to Thailand will probably never hear of it, hardly a major disaster that's going to hit the world headlines is it ? All you guys that predict the death of Thailand's tourism industry with every event that happens in Thailand, how many of you that live here are going to leave, how many of you that do not live here but come to Thailand for vacation, will stop coming because of a boat accident ? Thought so.... Edited September 26, 2015 by Broken Record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 An off topic post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Well looks like more good news for the tourism sector here. Average tourist who is coming to Thailand will probably never hear of it, hardly a major disaster that's going to hit the world headlines is it ?All you guys that predict the death of Thailand's tourism industry with every event that happens in Thailand, how many of you that live here are going to leave, how many of you that do not live here but come to Thailand for vacation, will stop coming because of a boat accident ? Thought so.... Exactly. Travelling is dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Of course such things never happen elsewhere in the world, it must be Thailand that is solely jinxed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyman Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) my maid did that boat trip a few weeks back and I remember she told me it was pretty scary as she, like everybody else on board, did not get a life vest handed out and she could not swim. no life vests ???? Edited September 26, 2015 by luckyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjmansions Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 These Dragon boats are dangerous as hell surprized there are not more accidents on a daily basis. Even worse at damnoen saduak market hundreds of tourist fill boats cram the waterways fine in a paddle boat but these Dragon boats are constantly lifting the blades out of the water often at face level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbbooboo Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 "Bhakin said the drivers of the two boats both face a charge of causing death through negligence, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment, as well as failure to navigate a vessel in the proper direction." lol........as.if this is likely to happen ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungbing Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Yes, it probably is likely to happen as neither driver is hi-so and can thus be prosecuted as an example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResandePohm Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) These Dragon boats are dangerous as hell surprized there are not more accidents on a daily basis. Even worse at damnoen saduak market hundreds of tourist fill boats cram the waterways fine in a paddle boat but these Dragon boats are constantly lifting the blades out of the water often at face level Where did you get Dragon Boat from? I did just this trip to see the fire flies a few months ago. It was certainly not a Dragon Boat. In fact i didn't even see a Dragon Boat anywhere. Do you know what a Dragon Boat is? They are very stable and propelled by a team paddling to the beat of a drum. Not a boat for tourists. I can only conclude you have no idea what you are talking about Dragon Boat racing is a fun team sport originating from China but popular now in many countries Edited September 26, 2015 by ResandePohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 These Dragon boats are dangerous as hell surprized there are not more accidents on a daily basis. Even worse at damnoen saduak market hundreds of tourist fill boats cram the waterways fine in a paddle boat but these Dragon boats are constantly lifting the blades out of the water often at face level Dragon Boats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 How fast was the reversing boat going ? regards worgeordie I don't think speedometers work in reverse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rethaier Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Don't these boats have navigation lights. Do the operators know the rules of who gives way and to which side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhamBam Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 No klaxon on any of the boats to sound a warning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cueball2801 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Why are so many people sick in the head. A woman dies and others injured. What speed was the boat going. Tourism industry is finished etc. I agree with BrewsterBudgen post. Our sincere condolencies to the loss of life and injured. From the thaivisa bloggers that have hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendly Stranger Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) http://www.ibtimes.co.in/thailand-tourist-killed-boat-accident-near-popular-floating-market-22-injured-648112 "Both the boat drivers fled from the scene of the crash, which was 500 meters from the Amphawa Floating Market." Classic! Nothing changes. Unbelievable. Even the guy driving with passengers, not enough sense or brains to check or help those that need it. Edited September 26, 2015 by Friendly Stranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnit Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) How fast was the reversing boat going ? regards worgeordie Why on earth do you need to know? Do you want to know in knots, mph or kph? Probably doesn't matter if it was a long-tail.....the propeller will do the damage!! I think W was just playing on the old joke about a cop in the old US south who approached a white guy that had rear ended a car driven by a black guy and asked: "How fast was that boy backing up when he hit you mister". This was a popular joke among many of the black guys in the army in the 1960's when they discussed an accident. This was also on a party record which I think was by Brother Dave Gardner. For you younger guys, party records were normally 78 RPM vinyl records that contained jokes/skits which were often considered lewd at that time. Redd Foxx, Rusty Warren and Dave Gardner were some of the popular artists in the US. Edited September 26, 2015 by jonnit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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