Passenger boat sinks off Pattaya | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

Passenger boat sinks off Pattaya

Published: 5 Oct 2012 at 12.43
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CHON BURI - A passenger boat sank 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 shortly after departing around 10am.

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

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pitanu
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Discussion 5 : 05 Oct 2012 at 16.315
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Plywood is used all over the world to make boats, including speedboats. But this boat sounds like it might have been sabotaged, as it only manage to travel 100 meters out of Bali Hai.
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Discussion 4 : 05 Oct 2012 at 15.514
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27 people + luggage aboard a speed boat.
Do authorities really need to be investigating the cause of the sinking???
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Ian
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Discussion 3 : 05 Oct 2012 at 15.513
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It probably sank because it had no buoyancy bulkheads and filled up with water.
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Discussion 2 : 05 Oct 2012 at 15.192
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“1 people liked / 10 people disliked this article”

I do not understand how someone can “like” or “dislike” an article about news facts.
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Discussion 1 : 05 Oct 2012 at 13.401
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The biggest surprise is that not more accidents happen with these "plywood" speed boats....just accidents waiting to happen.
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