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Maritime body restructured to tackle IUU
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 14/09/2019
» The Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre (Thai-MECC) will be in charge of combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and defending the country's maritime interests, according to navy commander Adm Luechai Ruddit.
9 more accused of 'seasteading'
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/07/2019
» Charges will be pressed against an additional nine suspects, among them seven Thais, one German and one person of an unknown nationality, for their alleged involvement in the illegal construction of a "seastead" in Thai territorial waters in the Andaman Sea.
Seastead lifted ashore at Phuket port
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/04/2019
» PHUKET: The detached floating seastead cabin was lifted from the sea and placed on dry land for police inspection as authorities gather evidence to take legal action against the US-Thai couple.
US-Thai couple 'hiding on Tarutao'
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/04/2019
» An American man and his Thai wife, accused of illegally building a so-called seastead close to Thai territorial waters in the Andaman Sea, are believed to be hiding on Tarutao Island to escape police arrest.
Hunted seastead couple 'traced to Tarutao island'
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 23/04/2019
» PHUKET: The US-Thai couple who built and anchored a seastead floating home off Phuket were last traced to Tarutao island, and the full weight of the law awaits them, authorities said on Tuesday.
'Seastead' dismantled by navy
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 23/04/2019
» PHUKET: The navy on Monday began dismantling a so-called seastead, the key piece of evidence in a security case being pursued against an American man and his Thai wife, and is expected to complete the task within the day.
Navy moves floating 'threat to Thai sovereignty' ashore
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 22/04/2019
» PHUKET: The navy has successfully towed a controversial floating seastead from its location in the Andaman Sea, southeast of Phuket island, to the shore on Monday evening
Seastead comes to shore later Monday
News, Published on 22/04/2019
» Phuket: An operation is due to be carried out on Monday to remove a seastead, a key piece of evidence in a security case being pursued against an American man and his Thai wife who previously occupied it, and tow it to the shore from the sea.
Seastead to be dismantled
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran & Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/04/2019
» Authorities led by the Royal Thai Navy are expected to today resume an operation to dismantle and tow to shore the seastead of an American bitcoin investor and his Thai girlfriend in the Andaman Sea.
Navy probes threat posed by seasteads
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/04/2019
» The navy has begun carrying out surveillance on seasteading activities in or near Thai waters saying they are a new form of threat that needs to be closely monitored and dealt with, according to a navy chief.