Thread: VIDEO: Bridge Collapses after Being Rammed by River Barge in Central Thailand

NAKHON PATHOM Officials of the Marine Department were called to the scene after a river tug barge rammed into the concrete bridge spanning across the Nakhon Chai Si River in central Thailand, causing it to collapse and fall into the River on Thursday morning (Dec 21).


The collapse of the 100-metre middle section of the bridge in front of Wat Thaiyawat temple forced local authorities to close the bridge for safety reason.


Road traffic from Nakhon Chai Si to Buddha Monthon Sai 7 road using the bridge is also cut off, forcing all vehicles to turn to other routes instead.


According to officials of the Marine Department, the Tug “V. Choke-udomsap” was hauling three barges loaded with soybean to Nakhon Pathom when its rudder went out of control after the boat engine stopped working as it approached the bridge before dawn.


The tug laden with three barges then went out of course and rammed the bridge foundation, forcing it to collapse.
Nobody was injured and no vehicles were on the bridge when it fell into the river, but a barge was damaged from the collision.


The tugboat skipper was detained for questioning.


VIDEO: Bridge Collapses after Being Rammed by River Barge in Central Thailand | Chiang Rai Times English Language Newspaper

Originally Posted by misskit

The collapse of the 100-metre middle section of the bridge in front of Wat Thaiyawat temple forced local authorities to close the bridge for safety reason

Forced to close it. No kidding!

Originally Posted by misskit

when its rudder went out of control

Cars and trucks; brake failure. Boats; rudder failure.

Just read that the Company must pay for the damage.

That will send them into a spin.

Doesn't the use of the word ramming suggests it was intentional rather than the use of the word hit which would suggest an accident?

Wasn't it only 3 weeks ago that they sank a barge by overloading it with wind turbines?



https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1368380/barge-carrying-wind-turbine-towers-sinks-in-chao-phraya

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Wasn't it only 3 weeks ago that they sank a barge by overloading it with wind turbines?



https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1368380/barge-carrying-wind-turbine-towers-sinks-in-chao-phraya

Not the same river, but yes you look at the trucks.

Originally Posted by misskit

Pathom when its rudder went out of control after the boat engine stopped working

Chinese hackers?

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

Doesn't the use of the word ramming suggests it was intentional rather than the use of the word hit which would suggest an accident?

I would be questioning the manner in which was bridge constructed - the construction nature of such a seemingly easy collapse would be foremost suspect.

Originally Posted by HuangLao

I would be questioning the manner in which was bridge constructed - the construction nature of such a seemingly easy collapse would be foremost suspect.

Absolutely.

The bridge was not built to spec.

Originally Posted by crackerjack101

Absolutely.

The bridge was not built to spec.

Why?.......

Originally Posted by Wilsonandson

Why?.......

Profit/graft before practicality and public safety.

It's difficult to assess the forces involved from a video, but I would have expected a bridge to be able to withstand such a collision. No barges should be allowed to sail under a bridge that can't support such a mishap anyway.

It should be the water authority who authorised the route who should pay. Shit happens...

Originally Posted by OhOh

Chinese hackers?

Were the barges going upstream or downstream. Seems the were moving to me and as such being "pulled' by the tug. Can't pull if no engine.

Originally Posted by HuangLao

Profit/graft before practicality and public safety.

In 'English for adults' Wilson probably means 'In what way' rather than 'Why'.

Though I guess it's just about conceivable that he might not be able to guess why a bridge wouldn't be built to spec.

Epic job.