webfact Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Twenty three Indian tourists saved after boat sinks off North Pattaya Picture: Thai News Agency PATTAYA: -- Two speedboats came to the rescue some two kilometers off the North Pattaya coast when a boat carrying 23 Indian tourists sank yesterday. All aboard were saved as the boat developed a leak and quickly sank. Most of the Indian tourists had cuts and bruises sustained in the sinking and many were in shock, reports Thai News Agency. The tourists were ferried to the area near the Dusit Hotel by two speedboats that took part in the rescue near the island of Koh Jun. Authorities in Pattaya swiftly forbid small boats and speedboats from ferrying passengers to Koh Larn as high winds and heavy seas hit the area. Source: Thai News Agency -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-12-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 16 minutes ago, webfact said: Authorities in Pattaya swiftly forbid small boats and speedboats from ferrying passengers to Koh Larn as high winds and heavy seas hit the area. always after the fact before they act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Good advertising for the new catamaram to Hua Hin.... I won't go on ANY Thai boat, only the ones close to land i will use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdaz Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Ha.. I read the headline and thought, " They must be testing the new Pattaya-Hua Hin ferry" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatproblem Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Using any type of transport in Thailand is like playing Russian roulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 So wouldI be assuming too much to say the boat that sank with 23 passengers and a driver was 'a small boat'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB2 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Apparently, the boat hit a wave, which caused the hull to leak which sunk the boat. But at least, the front didn't fall off - 'chance in a million' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD13 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 A gallon of petrol and a box of matches is the best remedy for those rotting heaps of plywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 during the rescue the Indians sold 15 suits and 20 blouses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphoedon Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 117 of the 23 people saved said they would be making insurance claims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 39 minutes ago, soalbundy said: during the rescue the Indians sold 15 suits and 20 blouses. Nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 hour ago, soalbundy said: during the rescue the Indians sold 15 suits and 20 blouses. I hear one was in a bad way, taken to hospital, and is in a korma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepe Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 2 are Nan too well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RajendarMangalagiri Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 2 hours ago, soalbundy said: during the rescue the Indians sold 15 suits and 20 blouses. did you buy any? or are you just too cheap?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 56 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said: I hear one was in a bad way, taken to hospital, and is in a korma. What is a korma ? If is something you can sew he couldn't sell it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmud63 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 3 hours ago, whatproblem said: Using any type of transport in Thailand is like playing Russian roulette yep , life is cheap here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 8 minutes ago, RajendarMangalagiri said: did you buy any? or are you just too cheap?? I wait for 'buy one cheap, get two free' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I heard the last words before the boat sank were, "Keep Korma and Curry On".Sent from my SM-G920F using Thaivisa Connect mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sekmet Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 On the upside, they only purchased four tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepe Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 8 minutes ago, roo860 said: I heard the last words before the boat sank were, "Keep Korma and Curry On". Sent from my SM-G920F using Thaivisa Connect mobile app Yup and, go in an orderly fashion, no bhajing cos its windaloo and the water is jalfreezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSF Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Wonderful isn't it. Come to Amazing Thailand for your holidays and get fished out of the sea after your crummy old boat sinks. Get dumped at the side of the highway by your tour bus driver. Get fined by immigration for not reporting your whereabouts every 24 hours. Get beaten unconscious by Thai thugs in bars and clubs when you object about paying padded bills. From all reports tourism numbers are way down this high season. Wonder why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredNL Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 4 hours ago, whatproblem said: Using any type of transport in Thailand is like playing Russian roulette And in Thailand Russian roulette is played with a pistol. Thai prefer a Glock. Thai police still wonder if Russian roulette is allowed by the Thai anti gambling laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 8 minutes ago, TSF said: Wonderful isn't it. Come to Amazing Thailand for your holidays and get fished out of the sea after your crummy old boat sinks. Get dumped at the side of the highway by your tour bus driver. Get fined by immigration for not reporting your whereabouts every 24 hours. Get beaten unconscious by Thai thugs in bars and clubs when you object about paying padded bills. From all reports tourism numbers are way down this high season. Wonder why? Lousy suits ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooo Upto Me Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) 4 hours ago, soalbundy said: during the rescue the Indians sold 15 suits and 20 blouses. And measured up another 10 on the way to shore. ? Edited December 30, 2016 by Sooo Upto Me Not finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 With all the carnage of the headlines today alone, tourists are going to be tired of the unsafe conditions in this country. It is unfortunate, but hardly unprecedented. Bye bye tourists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis7 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 5 hours ago, RajendarMangalagiri said: did you buy any? or are you just too cheap?? Unbelia 5 hours ago, soalbundy said: I wait for 'buy one cheap, get two free' Unbelievable , how sick minded some people can be and makes silly jokes on people's life and death issues. What color or nationality has to do with tragedy!! Some morons would never understand the value if a human life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Nobody died. Bad taste is integral to good humour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Nemesis7 said: Unbelia Unbelievable , how sick minded some people can be and makes silly jokes on people's life and death issues. What color or nationality has to do with tragedy!! Some morons would never understand the value if a human life mark me up in your PC book as couldn't give a sh*te. You seem over concerned with colour and race, nobody mentioned that except you, are you a closet racist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkleMoooose Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Damn those speedboats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 10 hours ago, sirmud63 said: yep , life is cheap here . Yes but that catamaran ain't cheap. It costs about the same as flying to Chiang Mai which is much further and much faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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