Singapore-registered freighter hits embankment in Phra Pradaeng district

[tomyumchai]

obviously brake failure caused by bits of farang floating down the river

[Thongkorn]

I'm sure in due course it will come out that the harbor pilot was a Burmese, working illegally.

Now that is original.

No just heard he was Thai , he got done for not wearing a safety helmet, But the police want to question the people who made the boat. to see if the wrong paint had been used.

[cumgranosalum]

is this it?

https://gcaptain.com/caught-on-video-cargo-ship-slams-into-river-walkway-in-bangkok/#.VsLpfnPPt3A.mailto

[DekDaeng]

obviously brake failure caused by bits of farang floating down the river

This time last year I took the tourist boat up and down the river - saw what I thought was a black garbage bag, barely floating, near the temple - then a small wave hit it, & washed the black T shirt up to show that it was not a garbage bag -

Reported it (him? her?) to the crew - don't know if they did anything.

[ratcatcher]

is this it?

https://gcaptain.com/caught-on-video-cargo-ship-slams-into-river-walkway-in-bangkok/#.VsLpfnPPt3A.mailto

yes, interesting h?

[attento]

This ship belongs to RCL (Regional Container Lines) which is listed on the SET. Singapore flag but thai owned. A pilot would certainly have been on board but as per rules of navigation, the Master still remains responsible. The Singapore Maritime Authority does a thorough enquiry of all accidents on their ships and publishes the results, so we can hold back the thai bashing till then. Could have been a loss of steering or an error of navigation.

This is the only intelligent replay I see here,good for you.

Agreed.

But TVF would be decimated if intelligent replies were to become a requirement