Kampot river cruise boat runs aground - 4 passengers dead.
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Indeed CEO. There is the political/societal issue then there's the personal loss. I cannot fathom the pain of losing family members to an early and most likely preventable death.
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Indeed CEO. There's the political/societal issue then there's the loss of loved ones. I cannot fathom dealing with the loss of a wife, son and mom in law in what appears to have been a highly preventable tragedy.
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Missus got a FB message from her friend last night. Apparently her entire family was on that boat and that the mom was now dead. Hope the news was wrong. Please pray for them.
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The identities of the deceased are confirmed here. The lack of safety precautions on the boat also.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/f ... boat-sinksAccording to Kampong Bay commune police chief Lim Sambo, three women and one boy – identified as 47-year-old Chin Ny, her 9-year-old son Sang Sokheng and 72-year-old mother Khan Yiv, as well as 62-year-old Sok Sokhom – were found dead after the boat, returning from watching fireflies, sank, presumably after hitting the riverbed.
According to Kampot provincial police chief Mao Chan Makthurith, the tour boat – designed to carry a maximum load of 50 to 60 passengers – carried 70 to 80 local tourists that day.
Twenty-four-year-old Yuos Chandarid, a relative of three of the deceased, said his father-in-law, a survivor of the accident, said there had been inadequate life vests on board.
“My father-in-law told me that he heard a bang sound, and water started entering the boat. People were running and fighting for life vests,” he said. “He looked for his wife and son but could not find them . . . he found his mother-in-law and dragged her to the lifeboat, but it was too late.”
“This is a huge loss for my family because we lost three family members. We want a proper explanation on what caused the accident,” he added.
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The owner of the boat in question - who incidentally is not photographed wearing handcuffs.
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The Kampot boat owner who was responsible for running shoddy overloaded tourist boats, causing the deaths of four people, risks just 1-3 years prison. He will probably get off with a fine, enough for funeral charges. I can't imagine how the families feel about this.
Boat Owner, Captain Charged Over Drownings
November 18, 2016
The owner and captain of a Kampot City tourist boat that sank on Monday night, leaving four people dead in the Toek Chhou River, were charged with unintentional murder on Thursday, a court official said.
The owner, Sok Lim, 44, was charged for allowing too many passengers onto the boat, said Ek Chheng Huot, chief prosecutor of the Kampot provincial court. The boat’s skipper, Ros Smann, 50, was also charged on Thursday in absentia, he said.
Mr. Smann was still missing after swimming to shore and fleeing on foot when the two-story tourist boat struck the riverbed and sank at about 9:00 p.m. on Monday night, according to police.
If found guilty, both men face one to three years in prison and a fine of 2 to 6 million riel, or about $500 to $1,500...
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/boat ... gs-120710/
Boat Owner, Captain Charged Over Drownings
November 18, 2016
The owner and captain of a Kampot City tourist boat that sank on Monday night, leaving four people dead in the Toek Chhou River, were charged with unintentional murder on Thursday, a court official said.
The owner, Sok Lim, 44, was charged for allowing too many passengers onto the boat, said Ek Chheng Huot, chief prosecutor of the Kampot provincial court. The boat’s skipper, Ros Smann, 50, was also charged on Thursday in absentia, he said.
Mr. Smann was still missing after swimming to shore and fleeing on foot when the two-story tourist boat struck the riverbed and sank at about 9:00 p.m. on Monday night, according to police.
If found guilty, both men face one to three years in prison and a fine of 2 to 6 million riel, or about $500 to $1,500...
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/boat ... gs-120710/
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The only good thing to come out of this:
Provincial authorities announced on Wednesday that all tourist boats were suspended pending the formation of a new review committee that will ensure safety.
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