By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NAVY HAS PUT an open bidding on hold for the planned retrieval of the sunken navy corvette HTMS Sukhothai (FSG-442) from under the sea off Prachuap Khiri Khan for the time being. The navy had earlier held the bidding twice for a private firm, either Thai or foreign, to
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Navy confirms retrieving HTMS Sukhothai from sea bed
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NAVY TODAY (Sep.13) confirmed it is going ahead with its project to retrieve a sunken corvette from the Gulf of Thailand sea floor whilst categorically dismissing allegations of non-transparency over it. Navy spokesman Adm. Pokkhrong Monthatpalin said the Navy Fleet based at Sattahip will certainly have the sunken HTMS
Read moreNavy urged to allow third party join probe of corvette sinking
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NAVY WAS TODAY (Dec.26) suggested to have a third party join an ad hoc committee in investigating the sinking of HTMS 442 Sukhothai corvette which has claimed 18 fatalities among sailors and 11 others yet unaccounted for. Move Forward MP Picharn Chaowapattanawong called on the navy to allow some
Read moreForeign tourist finds missing sailor’s backpack off Koh Tao beach
A TOURIST from Norway found the backpack of one of the sailors missing after the HTMS 442 Sukhothai sank in the Gulf of Thailand last Sunday off Koh Tao beach today (Dec. 24), Workpointtoday.com said. The unidentified tourist handed over the backpack to Pol. Lt. Thanawat Sukkhata, deputy head for investigation at Koh Tao
Read moreBig hunt for 33 crewmembers of sunk navy corvette
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NAVY SHIPS AND PERSONNEL are currently conducting a search and rescue mission for 33 crewmembers of a navy corvette believed to be struggling to survive in the sea after their boat capsized and sank in the Gulf of Thailand last night, a navy source said today (Dec.19). The 33 crewmembers
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