Near a tourist resort
named Pattaya, just off the coast of Thailand and overcrowd ferry boat
sank. So far, 6 people have died and
another 15 people were seriously injured.
Three Thais, two Russians, and a Chinese were killed after the ferry
sank. Among the people injured there is
a Russian boy who is in critical condition.
The ferry is has two stories,
to hold a large number of tourists, but this can be really unsafe in the event
of an emergency. The ferry had engine
issues which cause the boat to sink while off the coast of Thailand. The ferry had several people on board, making
it hard for crew members and emergency boats to be able to help everyone on
board. In addition, there weren’t even
close to as much life vests of the ferry as there should have been.
Some people had to hang
onto coolers, ice containers or even parts of the boat before rescuers could
make it. Some weren’t as lucky and didn’t
have anything to hold onto, and were stuck treading water. The boat not having enough life vests makes
it seem like they don’t really care about the safety of the people on board and
only care about making a profit by packing their boat full of people. All of these boats and ferries need to have
more than enough safety vests and other equipment needed to ensure that nothing
like this should happen again. There should
even be a law that says that they should have to have enough safety equipment
for everyone or they shouldn’t be allowed to go out.
Television cameras were
capturing the moment as safety boats were taking people to safety. There were several ambulances on shore
helping those who were in need. Some people
weren’t saved soon enough, and six were killed from the accident, leaving many
more injured.
"Several
Killed as Thai Ferry Sinks off Pattaya." BBC News. BBC,
03 Nov. 2013. Web. 03 Nov. 2013.
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