THE Thai navy today (March 30) received the new HTMS Suriya which was built by Thais and replaces an aging ship of the same name due to be decommissioned with the new vessel upgrading naval survey capabilities aside from supporting various other missions, Naewna newspaper said. ADM Pairoj Fuengchan, commander-in-chief of the Thai navy,
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US sailors taking shore leave in Sihanoukville
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a rare phenomenon, a United States combat ship is currently docking in Cambodia’s Sihanoukville, registering the first visit of its kind for the world superpower’s navy to the Southeast Asian country in eight years. Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS-28), attached to the US Indo-Pacific
Read moreArmy, navy urged to stop deducting over 30% of indebted soldiers’ salary
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ARMY AND NAVY were today (Oct. 12) repeatedly called on to stop deducting more than 30% of the salary of low-ranking servicemen to repay part of their debt owed to army or navy savings cooperatives. House Armed Services Committee Chair Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, a People’s Party MP, said it is
Read moreNavy in pursuit of eighth frigate following Chinese-built submarine
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NAVY IS RESOLUTELY looking to procure one more frigate to make a fleet of eight frigates in foreseeable future, said navy chief Adm. Adung Pan-iam today (July 24). In addition to a Chinese-built, Yuan-class S26T submarine to be delivered over the next three years, the navy is still seeking
Read moreUS Navy’s Carrier Strike Group sailors on shore leave at Laem Chabang
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES NAVY’S Carrier Strike Group 9 is currently paying a visit at Laem Chabang port in Chonburi until the end of this month before heading out for naval exercises in the West Pacific region. Led by US navy’s aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), the Carrier Strike Group
Read moreJoint drills by US navy, 3 allies a success despite Chinese ships dogging them
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HISTORIC, JOINT MARITIME exercises conducted by the United States and three treaty allies with five warships and two combat aircraft in the South China Sea over the weekend have yielded satisfactory results, according to a US navy officer. The joint maritime drills between the US, Australian, Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence and
Read moreNavy admits warship’s malfunctioning gun fired artillery shell at patrol frigate
THE NAVY has admitted that a malfunctioning gun on HTMS Chonburi had fired an artillery shell at HTMS Khirirat while both were docked at Laem Thian pier at Sattahip naval base, Chonburi, sparking a fire that led to many people being injured earlier today (Mar. 14) and has set up a committee to investigate
Read more3 starboard torpedo tubes retrieved from sunken ship
A JOINT light salvage mission being undertaken by United States and Thai navies to remove armaments and other objects from HTMS Sukhothai (FSG-442) which capsized and sank in stormy seas late 2022, killing 24 sailors with five others missing, successfully dismantled and raised three starboard torpedo tubes on the seventh day of the 20-day
Read moreMyanmar navy chief removed in surprise transfer
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN A SURPRISE MYANMAR MILITARY move, Adm. Moe Aung has been immediately removed from the post of navy chief amidst escalated, armed conflict with ethnic rebel forces, especially that in Rakhine state, according to an informed source. Myanmar junta head/prime minister Myint Aung Hlaing has ordered for the transfer of
Read moreNavy denies 100 VN fishing boats have seized part of Gulf of Thailand
THE THAI Navy this evening (Nov. 14) denied that a hundred Vietnamese fishing boats have seized a part of the Gulf of Thailand as reported by some media outlets, Amarin TV said. RAdm. Wirudom Muangjeen, the navy’s spokesman, debunked news that this large number of Vietnamese fishing boats had moved into Nakhon Si Thammarat
Read moreNavy officer in shootout while helping woman being attacked
A THAI NAVY officer shot a man in self defence after moving in to help his former girlfriend just as he was attacking her upon being shot at first with the latter later dying at a hospital, Naewna newspaper said today (July 1}. The shootout occurred in Samaesan subdistrict, Sattahip district, Chonburi province, at
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 moreMaverick MP to lead team of divers in search 0f 23 missing sailors
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OUTSPOKEN MP MONGKOLKIT Suksintharanond has offered to lead a team of divers in search of 23 sailors reportedly missing from a sunk navy corvette in the stormy Gulf of Thailand since last Sunday. The Thai Civilized MP said he is patiently waiting another couple of days for the navy’s search
Read moreNavy slammed over missing sailors, sunk ship
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE NAVY HAS BEEN taken to task for reported failure to ensure sailors aboard a sinking corvette, namely HTMS 442 Sukhothai, survived a stormy sea in the Gulf of Thailand on Sunday night. During a fresh interpellation at parliament today (Dec.22), Move Forward MP Natcha Boonchai-insawat blamed the navy for
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
Read moreNavy admits instructor forced officers to swallow semen
A SPOKESMAN of the Royal Thai Navy admitted that it was true an instructor had forced newly-stationed officers to swallow semen mixed with fish sauce with this officer having been transferred and investigation underway, Amarin TV said today (Apr. 29). This admission followed the posting of an account of the alleged incident on the
Read moreNavy plans to buy second Bhumibol Adulyadej-class frigate from S.Korea
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI NAVY has planned to buy a second Bhumibol Adulyadej-class frigate from South Korea within fiscal 2023, said a navy source today (Jan. 21). The navy has been deploying HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej, the first frigate of the class by the same name, since 2019 and planned to buy the
Read moreNavy Chief undergoes punishment over inebriated captain
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NAVY CHIEF Adm. Somprasong Nilsamai is undergoing a physical, disciplinary punishment for three days to take responsibility for inappropriate behaviour of an inebriated captain, said navy spokesman Rear Adm. Pokkhrong Monthatpalin today (Dec. 28). Adm. Somprasong is spending three days as of today at a naval training centre in Sattahip where
Read moreNavy moves buy 3 UAVs for coastal recon missions
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI NAVY IS LOOKING to procure three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for planned deployment over coastal areas of the country, according to a navy source. Given an estimated 3.9 billion baht budget, the Naval Fleet’s Naval Air Division plans to buy three UAVs with medium-altitude, long-endurance maneuverability, the source said.
Read moreNavy withdraws Chinese subs purchase plan from agenda
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NAVY CHIEF ADM Chatchai Srivorakhan today (July 19) withdrew the navy’s purchase plan for two Chinese submarines from the House Budget Committee’s agenda. In the face of social criticism over the navy’s planned procurement of two Yuan-class S26T subs whereas responses to the sustained pandemic situation need sizeable funding, the
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