Rotting fish fumes kill five.

Post by **STEVE G** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:08 am

(dpa) - Toxic gas given off by decayed fish piled up in a trawler's bilge killed five fishermen and put another two in hospital, media reports said Tuesday.

The "Uandam" fishing trawler was towed ashore Tuesday to Satun port, 800 kilometres south of Bangkok, with five fishermen dead below and only two survivors from a bad case of rotten fish fumes, reported the Thai News Agency (TNA).

The survivors, who were hospitalised, said two of the crew succumbed to toxic gas as they tried to clean out the bilge and then three more followed who tried to rescue their companions.

Now thats what I call a bad day! Steve.

Post by **Jaime** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:48 am

Probably smelled like my house after Mrs Jaime has been let loose with the frying of the dried squid/ray/other denizen of the deep.

I have almost died myself a couple of times.

Post by **BEARHUG** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:09 pm

What a way to go, were they drunk or sleeping. The mind boggle's.

Post by **lomuamart** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:24 pm

I'm no chemist, but apparantly rotting fish - or other food product - can produce some rather deadly gasses when it's going off. Ie, CO2, hydogen sulphide and cyanide. A couple of breaths and you're in trouble.