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RCL ship rams pedestrian walkway in Bangkok

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersFebruary 16, 2016
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A spectacular video has emerged on YouTube of the moment the Xetha Bhum containership ploughs into a pedestrian walkway in Bangkok.

The Regional Container Lines’ (RCL) ship lost control while transiting the Chao Praya river, leaving the Thai capital on Sunday. A strong current was blamed for the accident. The ship was checked for damage and then carried on its way to Singapore.

The same ship sufferd huge damage to its starboard side when it collided with a Vietnamese ship in Singapore in 2011.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZKKSJhgLiY

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersFebruary 16, 2016
20 Less than a minute
Photo of Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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