British woman among two killed after boat capsizes in Thailand

[PeteC]

"A 30-year-old British woman has been killed and another Briton is missing after a speedboat capsized off Koh Samui in Thailand, the Foreign Office said.".....

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/m ... s-thailand

[PeteC]

.....more on above from the Bangkok Post:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... at-capsize

[kendo]

Seriously overloaded in my opinion these type of pleasure craft aren't designed for heavy payload with such a shallow draft they become top heavy. I would like to know the boats manufactured specifications on how many person's it can carry i bet it's less than half the amount that was on board. I've always had an issue with marine safety in Thailand and only once got this old chugger of a chinese ferry across to Samui.

[PeteC]

EXPANDED STORY ON THIS NOW:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... -killing-3

[PeteC]

More update:

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.ph ... 1464323023

[Homer]

Tragic but This Is Thailand.

In seas big enough to 'crash over the bow', the sane thing to do is head straight into them until they subside. I have difficulty imagining a Thai tourist company doing that - or tourist companies in many other countries. It's easy to imagine the captain making a straight line run to the harbor while taking big waves at an angle. That's a recipe for a capsize.

It's always a good idea, IMHO, to check the marine forecast before boarding a boat one is not in control of. Commercial operations can be quite relaxed in risk assessment when revenue is at stake.

[GLCQuantum]

The British lady was on her honeymoon. How terrible!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... dding.html

[oakdale160]

The captain of the boat has been arrested----- OOOOOOOOOH!
Bet he is really scared!!!

[PeteC]

Body of missing British tourist found

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... rist-found