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| Britons died after Thai boat captain ignored warning, inquest hears | Britons died after Thai boat captain ignored warning, inquest hears |
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| A boat captain’s decision to ignore warnings of a monsoon rainstorm contributed to the deaths of two Britons who drowned after a speedboat accident in Thailand, a coroner has ruled. | A boat captain’s decision to ignore warnings of a monsoon rainstorm contributed to the deaths of two Britons who drowned after a speedboat accident in Thailand, a coroner has ruled. |
| Monica O’Connor, 28, from Sale in Greater Manchester, was on her honeymoon in Koh Samui with her husband Tim when she was killed after a wave capsized their tour boat in May last year. | Monica O’Connor, 28, from Sale in Greater Manchester, was on her honeymoon in Koh Samui with her husband Tim when she was killed after a wave capsized their tour boat in May last year. |
| Jason Parnell, 46, from Sileby in Leicestershire, who was also killed, was celebrating his first wedding anniversary with his wife Puja. | Jason Parnell, 46, from Sileby in Leicestershire, who was also killed, was celebrating his first wedding anniversary with his wife Puja. |
| A two-day hearing at South Manchester coroner’s court heard that the pair were among 32 tourists on the boat when it capsized near a rocky stretch of coast in the Gulf of Thailand as it returned from a day-long tour. The Britons were killed along with two women from Germany and Hong Kong. | A two-day hearing at South Manchester coroner’s court heard that the pair were among 32 tourists on the boat when it capsized near a rocky stretch of coast in the Gulf of Thailand as it returned from a day-long tour. The Britons were killed along with two women from Germany and Hong Kong. |
| The court heard how a warning had been issued by Thailand’s meteorological department telling small boats not to sail out to sea due to a monsoon rainstorm. | The court heard how a warning had been issued by Thailand’s meteorological department telling small boats not to sail out to sea due to a monsoon rainstorm. |
| The boat’s captain, Sanan Sridakeow, and operator, Limited Partnership Angthong Discovery Tour, both admitted offences including causing death due to recklessness at Koh Samui provincial court last September. | The boat’s captain, Sanan Sridakeow, and operator, Limited Partnership Angthong Discovery Tour, both admitted offences including causing death due to recklessness at Koh Samui provincial court last September. |
| On Tuesday, the senior coroner for South Manchester, Alison Mutch, recorded a narrative verdict into the deaths. | On Tuesday, the senior coroner for South Manchester, Alison Mutch, recorded a narrative verdict into the deaths. |
| “They died as a result of drowning, contributed to by the decision to operate the tour when a known weather warning was in force, prohibiting small boats from sailing out to sea from 24-27 May 2016,” she said. | “They died as a result of drowning, contributed to by the decision to operate the tour when a known weather warning was in force, prohibiting small boats from sailing out to sea from 24-27 May 2016,” she said. |
| Mutch said passengers were not given a safety briefing, lifejackets were not allocated to each passenger and the boat sailed too close to the shore. | Mutch said passengers were not given a safety briefing, lifejackets were not allocated to each passenger and the boat sailed too close to the shore. |
| The inquest heard that Sridakeow had been jailed for a year and fined 5,000 Thai baht (about £115). The tour operator was fined 15,000 baht. | The inquest heard that Sridakeow had been jailed for a year and fined 5,000 Thai baht (about £115). The tour operator was fined 15,000 baht. |
| Mutch offered her condolences to the spouses of O’Connor and Parnell, who gave evidence of the moment the boat capsized. | Mutch offered her condolences to the spouses of O’Connor and Parnell, who gave evidence of the moment the boat capsized. |
| “I’m truly sorry that what should have been memorable holidays in the most positive and happy ways ended in the ways they did,” she said. | “I’m truly sorry that what should have been memorable holidays in the most positive and happy ways ended in the ways they did,” she said. |
| “I’m sure, notwithstanding the amount of time that has passed, the events of the day are etched very clearly on the minds of both of you.” | “I’m sure, notwithstanding the amount of time that has passed, the events of the day are etched very clearly on the minds of both of you.” |
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