A CRUISE SHIP carrying 2,500 tourists from Europe is docking at Koh Samui for a day trip today (Dec. 17), becoming the second cruise liner to stop over at this popular island after a gap of three years with the first one having done so late last month, INN News said. Ms. Trisulee Traisoranakul, deputy
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Cargo ship’s fuel oil tank explodes in the middle of Chao Phraya river
A CARGO SHIP’S fuel oil tank exploded in the middle of Chao Phraya river near Phra Chulachomklao Fort at 1.40 p.m. today (Mar. 27), Sanook.com said. Samut Prakan province’s Office of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported the explosion at 2.30 p.m. and said that fire boats had sailed in to control the blaze. The firemen
Read moreMystery ship sinks, oil spill could reach Koh Samui in 2-3 days’ time
THE Thai Second Naval Area said today (Jan. 9) that the mystery stateless cargo ship found listing near Koh Samui sank overnight and a big effort is being made to prevent the oil spill from reaching tourist island in two to three days’ time, Sanook.com said. Vice Admiral Sunthorn Damklai, commander of the Second
Read moreMystery ship with no crew found listing near Koh Samui
OFFICERS from the Second Naval Area Command are bringing a mystery stateless ship with not a single crew on board that was found listing near Koh Samui to shore to prevent a maritime disaster, Sanook.com said this evening (Jan 8). Staff at Chevron’s drilling rig alerted the authorities on Jan. 5 that the ship,
Read moreProgress made in salvaging cargo ship, tugboat beached at Phang Nga island
A LARGE crane vessel managed to slightly shift a cargo ship that ran aground in the shallow part of a beach at Koh Phra Thong island off Phang Nga coast on June 7 after removing 30 containers with a tugboat that came to its rescue also stuck there, Amarin TV said this morning (June
Read moreCoronavirus-hit Norwegian ship anchors off Songkhla
THE Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre is closely watching a Norwegian-registered ship anchored off Songkhla province which has been declared a hospital at sea after six of 29 crew members were found to have been infected with Covid-19, Siam Rath newspaper said this morning (May 16). Rear Admiral Pokhrong Monthadpalin, the centre’s spokesman, said the
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