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  1. 05-10-2012, 12:58 PM #1
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    Passenger boat sinks in Pattaya

    Passenger boat sinks in Pattay | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

    Passenger boat sinks in Pattaya

    CHON BURI - A passenger boat sunk off Bali Hai pier in southern Pattaya on Friday morning, reports said.

    The two-engine speed boat, travelling between Koh Larn and Pattaya, sank about 100 metres from the shore after leaving at around 10am.

    Rescuers were able to save all 27 people boarding the boat. Most of them were foreign tourists.

    Two of the passengers were slightly injured and were sent to Pattaya Memorial hospital.

    Authorities were investigating the cause of the accident.


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  2. 05-10-2012, 02:31 PM #2
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    Reports are in that a speedboat in Pattaya has a hole in the hull. The police are looking into it!
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  3. 05-10-2012, 06:06 PM #3
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    The Associated Press: Korean tourists rescued as boat sinks off Thailand

    Korean tourists rescued as boat sinks off Thailand

    (AP) – 4 hours ago

    BANGKOK (AP) — A speed boat carrying more than two dozen South Korean tourists sank Friday as it returned from an island near Thailand's popular seaside resort town of Pattaya. All the passengers were rescued, and one was injured, police said.

    The boat started to sink about 100 meters (328 feet) from a pier in Pattaya due to a leak on its floor, police Col. Thammanoon Mankong said.

    He said the 27 South Korean tourists were rescued by authorities and crew from nearby boats. One of the tourists was slightly injured and taken to a hospital. The boat's crew members also were rescued.

    The boat was returning from Lan Island, a popular getaway for snorkeling and swimming day trips in the Gulf of Thailand, 7 kilometers (4.4 miles) west of Pattaya.

    Pattaya, one of the most popular destinations for foreign tourists in Thailand, is 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Bangkok.


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    22 Korean Tourists involved in Boating accident off the coast of Pattaya | Pattaya One - Pattaya News, Thailand News, World News, updated 24 hours a day

    22 Korean Tourists involved in Boating accident off the coast of Pattaya



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  4. 05-10-2012, 06:30 PM #4
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    20 odd people on that little speed boat

    https://teakdoor.com/view.php?pg=patt...n_coral_island

    Bali Hai (Pattaya - Bali Hai)
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  5. 05-10-2012, 06:38 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by dirtydog
    20 odd people on that little speed boat
    wonder how many life jackets and if the Cpt ( sic ) happens to be in possession of a Masters Licence ?
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  6. 05-10-2012, 06:46 PM #6
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    Pretty sure they all have to wear life jackets as they get on board, Pattaya aint some cowboy country like Samui and Phuket you know
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  7. 05-10-2012, 08:40 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by dirtydog View Post
    Pretty sure they all have to wear life jackets as they get on board, Pattaya aint some cowboy country like Samui and Phuket you know

    Are you sure Dog, I will go there next week & check.
    These no way that I will know, as I will be to drunk, on shandie's to have any idea.
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  8. 05-10-2012, 09:17 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by StrontiumDog View Post
    All the passengers were rescued
    I wonder if the dreaded jetski renting blokes helped out with the rescue. That would be a turn up for the books.
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