PHUKET: A landslip in Kamala, a dive boat sinking at Chalong and a couple prepared to wait for a sunny beach wedding are the latest signs of a prolonged rainy period on Phuket today.
The landslip came at 8.45am on a lane off the main road in Kamala.
Officials were quick to clear the area of the saturated earth that collapsed onto a section of road about 25 metres long by three metres wide.
The dive boat, at anchor in Chalong Bay, tipped and sank at its shallow moorings yesterday and divers managed to retrieve equipment left on board.
The owners were today reluctant to reveal more about the incident, other than to confirm it had happened.
The couple waiting for a sunny day so their beach wedding can go ahead have been on standby for a week of grey skies - and may have a long wait.
Phuket is likely to remain grey until the end of October, a spokesperson for the Phuket-based Southern Meteorological Centre (West Coast) said today.
''There is no sign of this weather system moving away and so the forecast is for more rain in Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang, Ranong and Satun,'' he said.
''It's no better on the Gulf side of the isthmus at the moment. Skies may not clear properly until November.''
He said waves of up to two meters close to shore, winds gusting up to 45kmh and medium to heavy rain should keep small boats from going to sea.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation will become more concerned about potentially serious landslips as more areas of the Andaman provinces become saturated.
The landslip came at 8.45am on a lane off the main road in Kamala.
Officials were quick to clear the area of the saturated earth that collapsed onto a section of road about 25 metres long by three metres wide.
The dive boat, at anchor in Chalong Bay, tipped and sank at its shallow moorings yesterday and divers managed to retrieve equipment left on board.
The owners were today reluctant to reveal more about the incident, other than to confirm it had happened.
The couple waiting for a sunny day so their beach wedding can go ahead have been on standby for a week of grey skies - and may have a long wait.
Phuket is likely to remain grey until the end of October, a spokesperson for the Phuket-based Southern Meteorological Centre (West Coast) said today.
''There is no sign of this weather system moving away and so the forecast is for more rain in Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang, Ranong and Satun,'' he said.
''It's no better on the Gulf side of the isthmus at the moment. Skies may not clear properly until November.''
He said waves of up to two meters close to shore, winds gusting up to 45kmh and medium to heavy rain should keep small boats from going to sea.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation will become more concerned about potentially serious landslips as more areas of the Andaman provinces become saturated.
They are 3 main reasons a boat sunk in Thailand like the day dive boat in chalong Bay:
1/- No crew staying 24hr on the boat for safety.
2/- Bilge pump or a water pipe breaks and water come inside the boat slowy but surely.
3/- A crew is not happy with the boat owner (Unpaid salary, fighting, etc...) and he cut one water pipe or make it loose in order water fill the boat slowly to sunk it later on....
Posted by Whistle-Blower on October 8, 2013 16:28