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Post by siampolee on Sept 18, 2016 19:01:18 GMT 7
Tragic incident on the Chao Phraya River today at 17-00hrs.
A boat carrying tourists and locals in Thailand’s Ayutthaya province has reportedly sunk, with conflicting fatality numbers reported by local media.
News Channel 8 reports seven people died in the incident in the Chao Phraya River near the Wat Sanam Chai temple. The Bangkok Post reported four deaths.
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Post by rubl on Sept 18, 2016 19:24:28 GMT 7
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Post by siampolee on Sept 18, 2016 20:55:13 GMT 7
Looks like the R T news feed is suffering from press lag as opposed to jet lag slow of off the mark as a result.   |
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Post by me on Sept 18, 2016 21:42:32 GMT 7
AYUTTHAYA - At least 13 people are dead and many more are missing after a boat on a Muslim religious trip collided with a concrete flood barrier in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district on Sunday afternoon. The... Please credit and share this article with others using this link:http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1089080/seven-killed-in-ayutthaya-boat-accident. View our policies at goo.gl/9HgTd and goo.gl/ou6Ip. © Post Publishing PCL. All rights reserved. is what I read. Sad....Muslims are people too. |
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Post by toknarok on Sept 18, 2016 23:24:15 GMT 7
Looking at the pictures the vessel sank quite close to the bank in what would appear to be fairly shallow water. I'm surprised the death toll is so high. There again I don't know how strong the currents are at that part of the river. I don't suppose that, as they were Muslims attending a festival, they would have been wearing voluminous Muslim garb, it would have helped once they were in the water.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2016 3:46:57 GMT 7
More to do with the number of people on board than currents I reckon
Boats can go down very fast, once people realise it sinking which would be some time after the damage (depending where and how much its gathering water) maybe theres 20-60 seconds at most to get all them people off
Old people, trampling, trapped on lower deck asleep etc...
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Post by AyG on Sept 19, 2016 9:06:20 GMT 7
Looking at the pictures the vessel sank quite close to the bank in what would appear to be fairly shallow water. I'm surprised the death toll is so high. There again I don't know how strong the currents are at that part of the river. I don't suppose that, as they were Muslims attending a festival, they would have been wearing voluminous Muslim garb, it would have helped once they were in the water. The vessel was a double decker. The lower deck ended up a full 2 metres below the surface. The water's not that shallow, even close to the bank. The current is very strong, given all the rain in the north. You can see tug boats struggle to pull heavily laden barges again the current, and holding the barges back going downstream. Pictures show the passengers were wearing normal clothes. |
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Post by Soutpeel on Sept 19, 2016 10:00:10 GMT 7
Looking at the pictures the vessel sank quite close to the bank in what would appear to be fairly shallow water. I'm surprised the death toll is so high. There again I don't know how strong the currents are at that part of the river. I don't suppose that, as they were Muslims attending a festival, they would have been wearing voluminous Muslim garb, it would have helped once they were in the water. The vessel was a double decker. The lower deck ended up a full 2 metres below the surface. The water's not that shallow, even close to the bank. The current is very strong, given all the rain in the north. You can see tug boats struggle to pull heavily laden barges again the current, and holding the barges back going downstream. Pictures show the passengers were wearing normal clothes. 150 POB ! For vessel that size...would suggest overloading, vessel moving too fast, wooden boat into concrete...only going to end badly, current is secondary as a competant/experienced master would know how to factor that in |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2016 10:11:43 GMT 7
Very sad, I dread hearing stories like this one. Always find myself wondering why so many people lose their lives when it could quite possibly been prevented. Condolences to all.
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Post by rgs2001uk on Sept 19, 2016 11:46:30 GMT 7
Not mentioned, could they actually swim, you would be amazed at the amount of Thais who cant swim.
I watched video footage of the crash, that boat sank fast.
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