Search and rescue teams have found the bodies of two of the missing crew members of the Chokechai Somboon 1 trawler, which capsized in the gulf, and are still looking for two others. Marne Department officials said today (Sunday) that the two bodies were found trapped inside the capsized vessel. Their bodies have been recovered […]
Two Thai crew members of a freighter were injured and five others are missing after their vessel capsized in rough seas off Gao Song town in Taiwan on Friday night. According to the FleetMon – Tracking the Seven Seas website, the Tuvalu-registered cargo ship, named Seatran Ferry 12, or Olive Maru No 8, encountered rough […]
Divers have found the remains of another missing ferry crew member in the sunken Racha 4 ferry, but were unable to recover the body. Rear Admiral Nopparat Lumlert, deputy commander of the Second Fleet, said today that the divers found the female victim trapped inside the toilet. Full story: thaipbsworld.com By Thai PBS World
The search for the three missing ferry crew members, in rough seas off See and Ha islands, resumed this morning, but was called off during the afternoon due to strong currents and poor undersea visibility. Thai Navy SEAL divers and professional western divers, based on Koh Tao who were also involved in the search of […]
PHUKET: Thirteen Thai crewmen on board a Singporean cargo ship have been placed in 14-day quarantine as a precaution after disembarking in Phuket. The crewmen ashore from the 50,000-tonne “Thor Fortune” at the Wisit Panwa pier in Wichit yesterday (June 10). By Eakkapop Thongtub The Phuket News
Emirates airline said today it had made some staff redundant due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with two company sources saying trainee pilots and cabin crew had been affected, Reuters report. “We reviewed all possible scenarios in order to sustain our business operations, but have come to the conclusion that we unfortunately have […]
PHUKET: Search teams today found the body of missing tour boat crewman Kittpong Samanbut, who fell overboard in a deadly collision of the tour boat he was working on with a large motoryacht off Koh Khai Nok late Wednesday afternoon (Dec 18). The news was announced at about 2pm by Phang Nga Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada, […]
PHUKET: The search for 18-year-old Kittipong “Boy” Samunboot, who fell overboard in the tour boat collision off Phuket’s east coast on Wednesday, has so far failed to find the missing crewman, search teams led by the Royal Thai Navy reported this morning (Dec 20). Navy patrol boat Tor 229 has also been dispatched to search […]
