News Forum - School ferry sinks on Cambodian Mekong, 14 children dead

[Thaiger]

An overloaded ferry capsized on the Mekong River in Cambodia, killing at least 14 children. The incident took place just southeast of the capital city of Phnom Penh on a ferry that was transporting children home from school. The victims were between the ages of 11 and 14  years old. The wide and long Mekong snakes through Cambodia – as well as China and across Indochina – as a major water thoroughfare and is dotted with fishing boats, ferries, cruises, and other types of marine vessels. Commuting down the river by boat is very common with millions of people in […]

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[ChrisS]

Yet another 'overloaded' ferry sinking in SE Asia. and I guess yet again NOTHING will be done to try to prevent this happening again in the future.

[HiuMak]

Overloading is always an issue with sinking ferries. Weight control measures need to be in place. 

[aladdin]

Rules, laws and safety guidelines only work if people follow them. Catastrophes routinely occur because humans are fallible, careless, or stupid or simply in a hurry. They don't think a catastrophe will happen this day to them. A tragedy for the innocent.