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Navy X-ray scans confirm minesweeping float on Phuket beach ‘not explosive’


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Navy X-ray scans confirm minesweeping float on Phuket beach ‘not explosive’

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Navy experts conducted X-ray scans of the ‘torpedo’-shaped object to confirm that it does not contain explosives now firmly believed the object to be a minesweeping float. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Navy experts have carried out X-ray scans of the object on Nai Yang Beach that was initially suspected of being a World War II torpedo and confirmed that it is not explosive.

 

The news comes after the object has spent more than two weeks on the popular Phuket beach, albeit in a roped-off area to keep people a safe distance away.

 

The suspect object was first discovered by a local fisherman on Oct 3 who reported the discovery to officers stationed at Sirinath National Park.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/navy-x-ray-scans-confirm-minesweeping-float-on-phuket-beach-not-explosive-64364.php

 
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"Navy experts conducted X-ray scans of the ‘torpedo’-shaped object to confirm that it does not contain explosives now firmly believed the object to be a minesweeping float."

 

"the now firmly believed" still sounds a little ambiguous, however I will concede after the examinations by the Navy guys they probably know what their on about, seemed to take them a while to figure it out though.

 

 

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Amazing. Now the thing is fully exposed the asymmetric fins can be seen revealing, to me, that it could be a military aircraft drop tank although some paravanes also had similar fin arrangements. Whatever, how it could have been identified as a torpedo without having external propulsion components is laughable.

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2 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Amazing. Now the thing is fully exposed the asymmetric fins can be seen revealing, to me, that it could be a military aircraft drop tank although some paravanes also had similar fin arrangements. Whatever, how it could have been identified as a torpedo without having external propulsion components is laughable.

No such fins from earlier photo's maybe everyone got it wrong, including you.

 

 

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