Confusion continues over 'torpedo' at Phuket's Sirinat National Park

[rooster59]

Confusion continues over 'torpedo' at Phuket's Sirinat National Park 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

A section of Sirinat National Park was closed off to the public yesterday (Oct 6), and is expected to remain so for at least three to four days, as over 40 officers from the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command and relevant departments inspected the torpedo-shaped object that was found on Nai Yang beach on Tuesday (Oct 3). 

 

See story here.

 

“Sirinart National Park officials would like to inform people that this area [where the object is] must be closed off for security purposes. But other areas are open as normal, such as near the beach road of Nai Yang,” said Sirinat National Park Chief Witoon Dechpramualpol.

 

“We are not letting people or tourists enter the area. It is a temporary measure for safety,” said Chief Witoon.

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/confusion-continues-over-torpedo-at-phuket-sirinat-national-park-64214.php#QZqbBB0GGIKH0oMH.97

 

 

 

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[schlog]

Only over 40 officers they need for inspection lol.

One trained guy with a plan should be more then enough for inspection!

[transam]

Have they been testing their possible new sub purchase...?

[dabhand]

Seems that not only in Thailand........

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4627702/bungling-navy-officer-accidentally-fired-a-torpedo-into-a-nuclear-base-while-doing-maintenance/

 

A BUNGLING Navy operator accidentally fired a torpedo at a nuclear dockyard that flew across a jetty and smashed into a fence.

Amazingly no-one was hurt when the 9ft missile, which was not armed, was blasted out of HMS Argyll while the ship was moored in Plymouth's Devonport Naval base

[Coconut Kidd]

 

Edited October 7, 2017 by Coconut Kidd

[Reigntax]

How many Thai military personnel does it take to determine the origin of a washed up object?

 

Obviously more than 40

[baansgr]

At 4 metres it will be an ariel torpedo carrying high explosives, these idiots need to get assistance immediatly

[quadperfect]

6 hours ago, Coconut Kidd said:

 

Yep. I can see it already. 

[madmitch]

21 hours ago, schlog said:

Only over 40 officers they need for inspection lol.

One trained guy with a plan should be more then enough for inspection!

If there are no Thais qualified to do this job surely the answer would be to call in a foreign expert. Oops, forgot where I was for a minute!

 

Maybe inspecting potentially dangerous items is a job reserved for Thais only.

[Just Weird]

On 10/7/2017 at 3:12 PM, Reigntax said:

How many Thai military personnel does it take to determine the origin of a washed up object?

 

Obviously more than 40

The article doesn't say that 40 personnel are needed to identify the object, but, out of interest, how many would it take in any other country to ensure the safety of the public on the beach?

[Just Weird]

8 hours ago, madmitch said:

If there are no Thais qualified to do this job surely the answer would be to call in a foreign expert. Oops, forgot where I was for a minute!

 

Maybe inspecting potentially dangerous items is a job reserved for Thais only.

Where did it say that no Thais are qualified to do the job?

[Golden Triangle]

Just stick some PE on it and give it a jump start, close the beach first though 

 

Actually, they could get a back hoe in, dig a deep trench, a couple of pounds of PE, back fill and give it a blast, piece of wee wee.