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'Sit down!' video captures sinking of Chao Phraya Ferry

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'Sit down!' video captures sinking of Chao Phraya Ferry

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

BANGKOK — A survivor of the fatal ferry accident that killed at least 27 passengers posted a video Tuesday afternoon of the moment the vessel foundered and started to sink.

 

“Sit down, sit down!” two passengers shout after double-decker boat, overloaded with more than 100 Muslim travelers, struck a concrete berm and began listing.

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/videos/2016/09/20/sit-video-captures-sinking-chao-phraya-ferry-video/

 
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Truly truly awful for those killed in this appallingly negligent and wholly preventable incident.

I very much doubt sny lessons will be learned. Just some mere scapegoating rather than changes for the better i suspect. RIP to all those who sadly never made it

Not sure if this video has been posted:

 

 

This ferry was rated for a capacity of 50, but had over 100 on board. The almighty baht strikes again.

 

14 hours ago, jamesbrock said:

Not sure if this video has been posted:

 

 

 

 

In case anybody had problem viewing this as I did, Firefox didn't work, Chrome did, I found it on YT

 

 

Tragic

 

 

Edited by Keesters

2 minutes ago, Keesters said:

 

 

In case anybody had problem viewing this as I did, Firefox didn't work, Chrome did, I found it on YT

 

 

Tragic

 

Thanks for that.

 

Tragic indeed.

So sad..  100 people on a boat designed to

hold 50... Not careless, greed and murder comes

to mind!

17 hours ago, z42 said:

Truly truly awful for those killed in this appallingly negligent and wholly preventable incident.

I very much doubt sny lessons will be learned. Just some mere scapegoating rather than changes for the better i suspect. RIP to all those who sadly never made it

something must be done so that such events do not repeat. 

2 hours ago, jamesbrock said:

 

Thanks for that.

 

Tragic indeed.

wow the boat went down really fast. the strong river currents made matters worse.

A real tragedy.  One of so many in Thailand with no lessons ever learnt

     It must have been awful for them. Watch it again and see if you can spot ANYONE wearing a lifejacket. I can't.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 6:38 AM, Just1Voice said:

This ferry was rated for a capacity of 50, but had over 100 on board. The almighty baht strikes again.

 

That's a big boat, licensed to carry only 50?? Maybe 150 In my view.  Think about how many the Chayo Phraya river ferries carry, 150+ at a guess, and nowhere near the size of this vessel.

8 hours ago, Toknarok said:

     It must have been awful for them. Watch it again and see if you can spot ANYONE wearing a lifejacket. I can't.

I'm sure It's not a requirement to wear a life jacket for the duration.  There was little time to don them after the collision. Explained.

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