Sunken boat that killed five scuba divers salvaged from seabed 

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Chote Tara 2 boat which sank off Koh Ngam Yai island of Chumphon province with four scuba students and one instructor drowned on July 26 has been salvaged from the seabed.

 

The fatal boat was tugged to Nawarat private dockyard in Muang district for forensic examination yesterday (Aug 14).

 

Initial examination of the exterior and interior body and structure of the boat by forensic experts showed the boat is old, including its engine.

 

Full story:  http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/sunken-boat-killed-five-scuba-divers-salvaged-seabed/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-08-15

Well be aware of any activies in Thailand as most of them can change into a dangerouse advanture as nothing beeing used is maintained properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Strange to imagine how 5 people could have died when their boat sank, especially when they would have all had buoyancy control vests and tanks full of compressed air. At surface depth these tanks would have lasted for many hours. No comment...just strange.

1 hour ago, manhood said:

Well be aware of any activies in Thailand as most of them can change into a dangerouse advanture as nothing beeing used is maintained properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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1 hour ago, phantomfiddler said:

Strange to imagine how 5 people could have died when their boat sank, especially when they would have all had buoyancy control vests and tanks full of compressed air. At surface depth these tanks would have lasted for many hours. No comment...just strange.

Was the boat under speed at the time? Might not have been kitted up.

"forensic experts showed the boat is old, including its engine" lol

What strikes me as odd is the comment that the engine was old and hence the need to pump out water? the need to pump out water would normally indicate a hull breach.

The sea state,when the incident occurred,was rough. Look at the wheelhouse,does it look like an add on,notice the shallow draft of the hull (speedboat hull). Was the boats stability compromised,how many people was there in the wheelhouse and on deck when it capsized (6 in the salon one escaped).

Lack of inspections and greed will continue to cost lives,not just in Thailand.

6 hours ago, phantomfiddler said:

Strange to imagine how 5 people could have died when their boat sank, especially when they would have all had buoyancy control vests and tanks full of compressed air. At surface depth these tanks would have lasted for many hours. No comment...just strange.

They got caught in the salon when the boat capsized, there was six of them,in the salon,only one made it out. 

The five victims were among a group of 13 people, including scuba diving students and instructors, who hired a boat to go out into the sea for a diving and undersea photography lessons.  The boat was operating in Chumphon Gulf despite a foul weather advisory that small vessels should stay ashore.  The five dead comprise four women and one man. They are scuba diving students identified as Mr Mahasana Kanjanapskorn, Ms Tirachaya Methamongolthip, Ms Chandara Tapchan, Mrs Tapanee Worawatanakul, and Ms Suwanna Suthanurak.

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Just guessing the women were not good swimmers which is not atypical for Thais.  And 13 seems to me that it   is pushing the limit for a boat of that size.  Now add in foul weather warning they ignored.