Ferry tragedy prompts safety call

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2013
Ferry tragedy prompts safety call

In the wake of Sunday's fatal ferry accident, Chon Buri Governor Comson Ekachai has demanded the Marine Department and Pattaya City boost water-transport safety and put security guards on duty on Koh Lan around the clock.

A ferry between the island and Pattaya capsized on Sunday evening, throwing its more than 200 Thai and foreign passengers overboard, before sinking. Six people died and 24 were injured. 
Comson Monday demanded that both the Marine Department and Pattaya City take concrete measures to boost water-transport safety. 
“If anything [bad] happens, someone must take responsibility,” he said.
The Nation