Koh Larn ferries finally heeding safety rules, Pattaya officials claim

[Rimmer]

Koh Larn ferries finally heeding safety rules, Pattaya officials claim

PATTAYA:-- Koh Larn ferries finally are complying with safety regulations by keeping passenger numbers down and requiring everyone to wear life vests, Pattaya officials said.

 

City complaint center officials said at Bali Hai Pier Nov. 3 that boat operators now are fully cooperating with regulations aimed at ensuring marine safety after years of giving them only lip service.

 

The Marine Department recently met with boat and watersports operators to reinforce security measures and disaster prevention. The hot topic was ferries crossing to Koh Larn which for years have been overloaded and several times sank, with passenger casualties.

 

Complaint center officers said they recently went undercover aboard the S. Prasitporn 4 to Tawaen Beach on the resort island and found that all passengers were wearing life jackets and that the boat was not overloaded.

 

Read more: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/koh-larn-ferries-finally-heeding-safety-rules-pattaya-officials-claim-154727

 

PATTAYA MAIL 2016-11-11

[SimpleChap]

7 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Koh Larn ferries finally are complying with safety regulations by keeping passenger numbers down

 

Well, not so difficult when there are actually no passengers anymore lol

[gdgbb]

1 hour ago, SimpleChap said:

 

Well, not so difficult when there are actually no passengers anymore lol

 

The report and photo would seem to dispute that.

[mcfish]

It's been like that for at least a year now. This is a slow news story

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[impulse]

Just what I want to wear on a boat ride in the tropics.  An insulated vest that doesn't breath.  Thoroughly saturated with the BO of a few hundred people who wore it before me.

[SimpleChap]

2 hours ago, gdgbb said:

 

The report and photo would seem to dispute that.

 

Looks like we found a pedant already.

 

Would it be better if I had said, there are ALMOST no tourist anymore?

 

And I'm sure you can't find any photo's about loads of Asian tourists in Pattaya these days, since they were the majority of passengers using these services in the past.

[Golden Triangle]

5 hours ago, impulse said:

Just what I want to wear on a boat ride in the tropics.  An insulated vest that doesn't breath.  Thoroughly saturated with the BO of a few hundred people who wore it before me.

 

A tad better than drowning methinks.

[Basil B]

My thoughts are a bit silly making every one were a life vest, those boat do not sink fast, and if a person is in a confined space they may not be able to get out wearing a life preserver, more better that there should be plenty of life preservers within easy reach.

 

Probably in a few weeks back to old ways ...if not already.

[Golden Triangle]

^^^^^^ I'm off to Koh Kut in January, the fast boat takes appx 1.15 hrs, you can bet your backside I will have a life preserver on or on my lap just in case. I have absolutely no faith in the upkeep, maintenance of their boats or seamanship of these people, so better safe than sorry in my book. Not having a go at you or anyone else but I quite like my life and would like to extend it as much as possible.   

[impulse]

2 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

A tad better than drowning methinks.

 

Given the choice between a one in a million chance of drowning, and a virtual certainty of getting hot, sweaty (heat stroke anyone?) and stinky, some people may disagree. 

 

The problem is that choice has been taken away.  LIke the nanny states.

[JSixpack]

8 hours ago, SimpleChap said:

Would it be better if I had said, there are ALMOST no tourist anymore?

 

No.

 

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And I'm sure you can't find any photo's about loads of Asian tourists in Pattaya these days, since they were the majority of passengers using these services in the past.

 

Different topic.

[Pattaya28]

So after many years the "law" is now "allegedly" not being broken.

And City Hall is "Chuffed". 

 

Pathetic !!

 

How long before reverting back to the "old days" ?

[Bangkok Barry]

Funny that a company actually obeying the law is so unusual that it makes the news.

[Basil B]

Whats the point if none of them are done up properly???

[gdgbb]

On 11/11/2016 at 7:42 PM, SimpleChap said:

 

Looks like we found a pedant already.

 

Would it be better if I had said, there are ALMOST no tourist anymore?

 

And I'm sure you can't find any photo's about loads of Asian tourists in Pattaya these days, since they were the majority of passengers using these services in the past.

You don't know what a pedant is, do you?

 

Saying there were almost no tourists anymore would be more accurate but still unbelievably inaccurate, not to say, false.

 

I won't be looking for photos of tourists but, even so, availability of photos of tourists means nothing, unless you think that every tourist is photographed.

[gdgbb]

On 12/11/2016 at 1:23 AM, impulse said:

 

Given the choice between a one in a million chance of drowning, and a virtual certainty of getting hot, sweaty (heat stroke anyone?) and stinky, some people may disagree. 

 

The problem is that choice has been taken away.  LIke the nanny states.

Life jackets worn for a few minutes will not give anyone heatstroke, life jackets worn for hours wouldn't give anyone heatstroke, come to that.  There's probably a better chance of drowning than getting heatstroke and if you get "stinky" after a few minutes, or an hour or so, wearing a life jacket there is something wrong with you.

 

Your choice hasn't been taken away, if you don't like the safety regulations you don't have to use the ferries.

[balo]

Good , Thailand is safe again. You can all come back now.

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[mcfish]

Just what I want to wear on a boat ride in the tropics.  An insulated vest that doesn't breath.  Thoroughly saturated with the BO of a few hundred people who wore it before me.

Just don't wear it, if they try to force you then start kicking and screaming because I bet you'd be good at it lol

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[impulse]

1 minute ago, mcfish said:

Just don't wear it, if they try to force you then start kicking and screaming because I bet you'd be good at it lol

 

Of the 2 of us, who has made a personal attack today?  The answer to that question speaks volumes.

[mcfish]

 
Of the 2 of us, who has made a personal attack today?  The answer to that question speaks volumes.

Good lord you must be delicate if you consider that an attack. It was a little teenie weeeni jab at your sweaty life vest rant. Go ahead and drown if you prefer that

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[impulse]

19 minutes ago, mcfish said:

Good lord you must be delicate if you consider that an attack. It was a little teenie weeeni jab at your sweaty life vest rant. Go ahead and drown if you prefer that

 

Nice back pedaling.

 

I'd have a hard time caring less about what posters on TVF think about me.  But it would be refreshing to be able to hold an adult discussion.

 

"Go ahead and drown if you prefer that".  Ya think there may be solutions in between that are worthy of discussion?

[Petesie80]

The reported fact that life vests are now available is hardly cause for a heated debate ladies.

[Basil B]

4 hours ago, mcfish said:

Just don't wear it, if they try to force you then start kicking and screaming because I bet you'd be good at it lol

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You could refuse to wear, but one phone call and the police could be waiting at the next port of call, probably a 2,000B fine, that's what they were fining divers without SMB's (Surface Marker Buoys).