Samui ferry sinks at Don Sak pier
published : 17 Apr 2023 at 09:04
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Post Reporters
A ferry on the route between Koh Samui and mainland Surat Thani sank at Don Sak pier after passengers and vehicles had left the vessel.
No one was injured, according to the Interior Ministry.
The ministry said that R10 ferry of Raja Ferry Co sank at a pier in mainland Don Sak district of Surat Thani at about 10am on Sunday.
Strong waves drove the ferry against the concrete pier, causing it to tilt and then sink to the seabed which was about four metres deep at that point.
No one was hurt because all passengers had already left the vessel, the ministry said.
The ministry ordered officials in southern provinces facing the Gulf of Thailand to keep all boats ashore during rough seas for public safety.
The port continued its services because other piers remained operational.
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Vocabulary
- ashore: on land; towards, onto or on land, having come from an area of water such as the sea or a river - บนบก, เทียบฝั่ง, เกยฝั่ง
- concrete: a hard substance used in building made by mixing cement, sand, small stones, and water - คอนกรีต
- ferry: a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service - เรือข้ามฟาก
- injured (adj): hurt in an accident, natural disaster, attack, etc. - ได้รับบาดเจ็บ
- Interior Ministry: the Thai ministry with responsibility over the Royal Thai Police, local administrations, internal security, citizenship, disaster management, land management, issuing national identity cards and public works - กระทรวงมหาดไทย
- mainland: a large mass of land that forms the main part of a country but does not include any islands belonging to the country - แผ่นดินใหญ่
- operational: working; able to be used - ที่สามารถใช้งานได้
- pier: a platform sticking out into water which people walk along or use when getting onto or off boats - ท่าเรือชนิดยื่นออกไปในน้ำ, สะพานที่ยื่นออกไปในน้ำ
- rough: (of a body of water) not calm or smooth - มีคลื่นมาก
- sank: caused something or someone to go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance; past tense of "sink" - จม
- seabed (noun): the floor of the sea/ocean - พื้นดินใต้ทะเล
- tilt: to (cause to) move into a sloping position - กระดก
- vessel: a boat or ship - เรือ
