An explosion on a tourist speedboat docked at a pier in Phang Nga province in southern Thailand injured two folks yesterday, considered one of whom later passed away within the hospital.
At round 8pm, the Phang Nga Harbour Office was knowledgeable of a loud noise similar to an explosion on a speedboat at Ban Thap Lamu Pier in Lam Kaen subdistrict, Thai Mueang district.
Military personnel from Phang Nga Naval Base, officials from the Phang Nga Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, officers from Thai Mueang Police Station and rescue employees from the Narenthorn EMS Centre rushed to the scene. Meanwhile, witnesses used a fire extinguisher to quell the flames brought on by the blast.
The boat, “Kalamangdee 2,” is a 15.6-gross tonne speedboat used for taking vacationers on boat trips to the Similan Islands. The boat can carry up to 35 passengers and up to three crew members. Officials say the boat was carrying a selection of scuba diving oxygen tanks when the explosion happened.
An preliminary investigation reveals that the blast occurred in the entrance of the ship, injuring two crew members – 25 yr outdated Aryun Chanpaksun, who was flung out of the boat from the impact, and 26 12 months outdated Panyawut Phothong, who was significantly injured inside the boat’s toilet on the entrance of the boat when officials arrived. No sweat was placed on a ventilator to be transferred to the hospital.
The two injured crew members were taken to the Khao Lak Medical Centre for quick therapy.
One of the injured died from their injuries and the opposite was sent to Vachira Phuket Hospital for further treatment, reviews KhaoSod. The report didn’t name the deceased.
Officials from the Phang Nga Harbour Office have forbidden the boat from crusing whereas the investigation into the cause for the explosion continues..