webfact Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Five tourists were missing as a desperate air and sea rescue was mounted off Chumporn last night Picture: Daily News CHUMPORN: -- Following the capsizing of the Chokthara 2 vessel carrying 13 tourists and three crew some 11 people were saved, reported Daily News. But just after midnight five people - believed to all be tourists - were still unaccounted for. Navy vessels and aircraft as well as fishing boats were mobilized in the search centering on the Koh Ngam to Koh Kaloke area in Chumporn Bay. Chumporn governor Narong Phonla-iat, the head of the regional police and a tourism chief set off from Chumporn port to coordinate the search in the middle of the night. Daily News reported this morning that the fate of the tourists is unknown. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-07-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Let's hope and pray for their safe return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, dotpoom said: Let's hope and pray for their safe return. Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 stand by for the next round of marine regulations which will be ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstar1 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Here we go again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshiba66 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Not much information given that 5 people are missing. What about the weather? Were they all wearing life jackets as in the photo? My money is on they were not wearing life jackets at the time and alcohol was involved. And I'm not talking about the 5 missing. Lets hope they can find them alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) I don't know what the weather is like in the south but here in Rayong the seas are very heavy due to the tropical storm and I wouldn't recommend going out In a small boat. The wind is almost directly from the south so it's pushing the waves onshore and it's like there's no tide due to this so I would presume the sea is running quite fast in the gulf so any survivors would be pushed fairly quickly from the site of the accident. I hope they have better success in their search this morning. Edited July 27, 2017 by sandrabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Must have been some really rough seas. That's a fairly big boat. Best wishes to them being found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyinasia Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 If the weather was like the change that hit Chiang mai last night, there was on reasonable explanation why the boat would be out, except of course, money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 Five Thai tourists drown when snorkeling boat sinks in Chumphon Bay By The Nation Five Thai tourists drowned when a boat taking visitors to snorkel around islands in Chumphon Bay capsized because of high waves and strong winds on Wednesday night. The Chok Thara 2 boat sank near Koh Ngam and Koh Kalok and the authorities were alerted at 9pm. Initially, eight tourists and three crew members were rescued and five tourists were reported missing. Chumphon Governor Narong Polla-iad said on Thursday that rescuers later found four women and one man trapped in the boat. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30321933 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-07-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaurene Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 that boat is probably one of the rescue boats. it points to the boat they were on which probably over turned. The captains on these tourist boats have no real sea experience probably just a ticket for experience on some power boats. And the few thousand baht they pay to have one issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaurene Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 I was talking about the boat showing police with life jackets on, not the one shown as the snorkel boat. I read now that some were found trapped inside the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) 10 minutes ago, webfact said: Chumphon Governor Narong Polla-iad said on Thursday that rescuers later found four women and one man trapped in the boat. I wondered if that was the case but didn't want to wish it by commenting. 10 minutes ago, webfact said: Five Thai tourists drowned when a boat taking visitors to snorkel around islands in Chumphon Bay capsized because of high waves and strong winds on Wednesday night. Anyone living near the gulf will tell you how rough the sea is at the moment, why would anyone want to be out with anything smaller than the Queen Mary?. Edited July 27, 2017 by sandrabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 I believe if you go to the link to the article above, you'll see a pic of the boat? I can't read Thai, so not sure. But looks like a snorkel boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmacken306 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Toshiba66 said: Not much information given that 5 people are missing. What about the weather? Were they all wearing life jackets as in the photo? My money is on they were not wearing life jackets at the time and alcohol was involved. And I'm not talking about the 5 missing. Lets hope they can find them alive. Yeah notice the search crew are wearing life jackets, any of the boats I've been on have never handed them out nor offered. The jackets you see are ones from the beginning of time, which look more like bricks and placed in one area of the boat where those two people have access too. Luck 2 people won't remain afloat anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 19 minutes ago, craigt3365 said: I believe if you go to the link to the article above, you'll see a pic of the boat? I can't read Thai, so not sure. But looks like a snorkel boat. Two things strike me immediately about the boat, if it is a 'dive/snorkel' boat it doesn't have much area for embarking/retrieving people it looks more like a tour boat and it doesn't look suitable to be out in the current seas. If it turned turtle people inside the superstructure would never be able to get out if they were wearing life jackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 'The Chok Thara 2 boat sank near Koh Ngam and Koh Kalok and the authorities were alerted at 9pm.' http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30321933 Wow so the rescue crews weren't alerted till 9pm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Do you expect the 5 tourists are still alive in such situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animatic Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 What isn't clear is if the 5 people found trapped in the boat were the 5 who drowned. I guess we sadly must assume so, but at least they weren't washed away in the sea and causing a huge search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2702 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, animatic said: What isn't clear is if the 5 people found trapped in the boat were the 5 who drowned. I guess we sadly must assume so, but at least they weren't washed away in the sea and causing a huge search. Better to know than to hope. Nice! RIP Chumporn 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChangMaiSausage Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Don't get on the boat without life jackets. Many times we have had to cancel our trip due to strong winds and rough water. Hope they find the people alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animatic Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Better to know than to hope. Nice! RIP Chumporn 5Not quite what I meant.It is better to still have hope.But if they were in the open sea then rescuers are at risk in bad seas while they search for them. Or they might never be found, so no closure for families.As horrible as the certainty is, the open sea is at least over for searchers and families, if not dealing with the tragedy. RIP to all lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealthychef Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 So are they still missing or were they found trapped on the boat? We're the trapped people alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 5 Scuba Students Drown When Boat Capsizes In Gulf By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter Searching boats on Wednesday night near Chumphon’s Koh Ngam Yai CHUMPHON — Four members of a group who headed out from Bangkok to learn scuba diving died Wednesday night along with one instructor after their boat capsized during a heavy rainstorm in the Gulf of Thailand. The bodies of four women and one man, all in their 30s and 40s, were recovered from under the vessel near Koh Ngam Yai early Thursday following several hours of searching by marine police. Source: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/calamity/2017/07/27/5-scuba-students-drown-boat-capsizes-gulf/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-07-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 What idiot take a boat out in bad weather conditions, especially when warned not to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohy Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 I am up the coast a bit in Prachuap, here the fishing boats have not gone to sea for a few days, i would therefore question why this boat was at sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 5 hours ago, williamgeorgeallen said: stand by for the next round of marine regulations which will be ignored. ...agreed...a lot of horses have bolted..land and sea..hope they find them safe and well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDfella Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Can someone here help me because it's been many a year since I did snorkeling. 'Five Thai tourists drowned when a boat taking visitors to snorkel around islands in Chumphon Bay capsized because of high waves and strong winds on Wednesday night.' Wednesday night? Is this common practice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Why would anyone with an IQ above room temperature take tourist out to sea for snorkeling in high waves and bad weather conditions? At the end of the day they will blame it again on "evil spirits" who caused the tragedy and unfortunately they have no proper address to issue an arrest warrant. Meanwhile the TAT will work overtime to write new fairy tales about Thailand as a safe tourist destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 8 minutes ago, TKDfella said: Can someone here help me because it's been many a year since I did snorkeling. 'Five Thai tourists drowned when a boat taking visitors to snorkel around islands in Chumphon Bay capsized because of high waves and strong winds on Wednesday night.' Wednesday night? Is this common practice? 'According to Col. Paisarn Sangtep of Pak Nam Chumphon police, the five people were among a group of 13 people, scuba diving students and instructors, who hired a boat to go out into the sea for a diving and undersea photography lessons.' http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/calamity/2017/07/27/5-scuba-students-drown-boat-capsizes-gulf/ I may have read this wrong, I was under the assumption they had gone out in the daytime but if this an evening/night dive then the ships commander must have been suicidal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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