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Sukhothai captain resigns to show responsibility
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 09/04/2024
» The commander of the HTMS Sukhothai said on Tuesday that he would resign from the navy to show his responsibility for the 2022 sinking that took 29 lives.
Navy set to shed light on sinking ship
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 01/04/2024
» The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) will announce the findings of an investigation into the sinking of HTMS Sukhothai on April 9, according to a source.
'Sukhothai' salvage operation ends, memorial planned
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 13/03/2024
» PRACHUAP KhIRI KHAN: The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) announced on Tuesday the end of a 19-day operation to salvage the sunken HTMS Sukhothai, with the next step being the establishment of a memorial monument.
Buddha statue, documents recovered from ship
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 26/02/2024
» PRACHUP KIRI KHAN: A Buddha sculpture and several documents were retrieved from the sunken HTMS Sukhothai on Saturday, the third day of the joint salvage operation with the United States' Navy.
Salvage of sunken corvette Sukhothai begins
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 22/02/2024
» The Thai and US navies on Thursday started the salvage of the corvette HTMS Sukhothai in the Gulf of Thailand off Prachuap Khiri Khan. The navy chief said divers saw a bow rupture but he denied poor maintenance caused it.
Navy cancels winning bid for salvage of HTMS Sukhothai
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 24/01/2024
» The Royal Thai Navy has cancelled the awarding of a tender to a firm using equipment from China to salvage of the US-built corvette HTMS Sukhothai, and agreed to abide by its agreement with the US.
Gentle prod ends submarine dream
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 28/10/2023
» The Pheu Thai-led government's decision to acquire a Chinese-made frigate instead of a submarine in the wake of problems and delays with the original purchase came as no surprise following Pheu Thai's intense scrutiny of the scheme.
Funds sought for salvage op
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 01/05/2023
» The Royal Thai Navy will reallocate its budget to find a way to pay the cost of salvaging HTMS Sukhothai, after the Budget Bureau said it could only put up 70 million baht towards the 130-million-baht cost, a source in the navy said.
B200m to salvage HTMS Sukhothai
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/02/2023
» The Royal Thai Navy plans to spend about 200 million baht to salvage the HTMS Sukhothai that sank in rough seas about 19 nautical miles off the coast of Prachuap Khiri Khan's Bang Saphan district on the night of Dec 18 last year.
Search for HTMS Sukhothai's missing crewmen continues
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/01/2023
» The search for the five crewmen of the sunken HTMS Sukhothai who remain missing is still continuing, navy chief Adm Choengchai Chomchoengpaet said on Wednesday.