MARITIME ACCIDENT: Tanker crashes  into riverside houses in Bangkok

Cargo ship has crashed into an apartment of local residents living in riverside houses in Chao Phraya river near Laem Temple, Phra Pradaeng District Samut Prakan, Bangkok, according to FleetMon.

It stated: “Cargo ship scared sick local residents living in riverside houses in Chao Phraya river near Laem Temple, Phra Pradaeng District Samut Prakan, Bangkok, when the ship sailing downstream suddenly went out of control and landed onto riverside piers and houses, at around 1200 Bangkok time April 3, 2021.”

It added: “Luckily, nobody was injured, though there was some material damage. The ship’s bow nearly missed a power pole. Understood the ship went off bank under its own power. According to available information, it’s a coastal tanker CHALAKARN, she resumed voyage shortly after the accident, and anchored at outer Si Racha anchorage, northwest of Si Racha, later same day.”