Navy launches operation ’Remove Seastead’

[webfact]

Navy launches operation ’Remove Seastead’

By The Phuket News

 

The operation to remove the seastead from its location some 42km south of Phuket began this morning (Apr 22). Photo: PR Dept)

 

PHUKET: Royal Thai Navy ships HTMS Sriracha and HTMS Rin departed Phuket this morning (Apr 22) to begin the operation to remove the controversial “seastead” from its location some 42km south of Phuket.

 

The ships left port at at the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command at Cape Panwa at 8am under operation "Remove Seastead".

 

Rear Admiral Vithanarat Kochaseni told the press this morning that he had been ordered by Vice Admiral Sittiporn Maskasem, Commander of the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command, to oversee the operation.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/navy-launches-operation-remove-seastead-71169.php#GtFTgptsFgEi3bm2.99

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-04-22

 

[sfokevin]

You would think they would use it for torpedo practice... 

[geoffbezoz]

Guess they will spin this internationally as a major event to restore sovereignty and free Thailand from potential invaders.

 

However a small floating accommodation buoy, unmanned with no armaments should still give the brave and fearless members of the RTN a useful job to do.

 

Pity they didn't have their submarines ready, they could have used it as target practice for their torpedoes.  Well if they will have any that is.  They have an aircraft carrier with no aircraft so anything is possible I guess ????

[Chang_paarp]

A new set of medals for some folk for defeating foreign invaders.

[transam]

Now I see the submarine venture...????

[CGW]

13 minutes ago, Chang_paarp said:

A new set of medals for some folk for defeating foreign invaders.

Lateral thinking - well done - commemorative coins and the obligatory T - shirts as a sideline would be nice as well.

[Oziex1]

As epic as the Phoenix salvage, well see?

[Somtamnication]

The kingdom has been saved! Evil invaders! Off with their heads oars! 

[Prairieboy]

Much ado about nothing!  A threat to Thai sovereignty?

[webfact]

Seastead structure dragged back to shore by Royal Thai Navy

By The Thaiger

 

 

A floating seastead has today been towed by a naval vessel back to the Port of Phuket in Cape Panwa. Meanwhile the Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam is challenging the owners and builders of the structure to take the Thai Government and Navy to the International Court of Justice.

 

The Royal Thai Navy’s Third Fleet ventured out with a group of reporters on Saturday to inspect the floating seastead, the first of about 20 planned Ocean Builders for the open waters about 22km from Phuket’s Koh Racha Yai.

 

Nothing valuable was found on board the octagon-shaped steel and aluminium structure which was attached to a floating platform.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/seastead-structure-dragged-back-to-shore-by-royal-thai-navy

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-04-22

[geoffbezoz]

From the article " Nothing valuable was found on board the octagon-shaped steel and aluminium structure which was attached to a floating platform. "

 

That suggests rather than bringing it back to shore for use in evidence for future prosecution, as was the original claim, it appears that this was secondary only to looking for things on board of any value ?  As it was in International waters then that is piracy , is it not ?

 

 

[Just1Voice]

They are daring them to take it to International Court?  With Thailand's seriously poor reputation in the international community, do they really want to do that? 

[Aussieroaming]

Yesterday they launched operation "steal everything not nailed down".

 

Today they launched operation " destroy any evidence of yesterday's piracy"

[yellowboat]

Heard they might set up a committee and everything.  Much to do about very nothing.

[toenail]

Good- the navy has a new toy. 

[Chang_paarp]

It would be be funny if one of the vessels involved in this sank.

[mike787]

3 hours ago, geoffbezoz said:

Guess they will spin this internationally as a major event to restore sovereignty and free Thailand from potential invaders.

YEP, another farang and his home removed.  There is NO limit/boundary Thailand can or will go to get us out. 

[mike787]

3 hours ago, Chang_paarp said:

A new set of medals for some folk for defeating foreign invaders.

Promotions galore...even with BJ out, immigration remains omnipotent to execute immigration laws at will.

[Psimbo]

300 people involved- gonna need a wide angle lens for the photo op.

[mike787]

1 minute ago, Psimbo said:

300 people involved- gonna need a wide angle lens for the photo op.

FB and the rest of the news media will make up for the wide angle publicity.  Can't wait to see the headliner...Foreigner removed because???

[Razek]

The owner of the seastead is from poland with americain pass and ...religion. and rich without production. He is a spion putting the Thai security under threat. He must be jailed

[Youlike]

So where is the floating part of this thing? Is that all underwater?

[anterian]

Reminds me of the Brit government in the days of Radio Caroline, they should have opened up a pop radio station there, they all the teenagers would be supporting them. 

[geoffbezoz]

2 minutes ago, anterian said:

Reminds me of the Brit government in the days of Radio Caroline, they should have opened up a pop radio station there, they all the teenagers would be supporting them. 

Well ok but it is one thing attempting to suppress the enjoyment of pop music to the masses, as was the case for Radio Caroline/London etc  and totally another for a sovereign state attempting to justify to the international media that an unarmed tiny floating buoy was a threat to the countries security.  Tin pot Generals with tin pot ideals, who consider themselves important to their own tin pot country, thinking that the rest of the world are as tin pot crazy as themselves.

[Morakot]

Does that mean the Thai Navy will now remove all vessels anchored of the coast of Thailand ?

[Morakot]

3 hours ago, geoffbezoz said:

That suggests rather than bringing it back to shore for use in evidence for future prosecution, as was the original claim, it appears that this was secondary only to looking for things on board of any value ?  As it was in International waters then that is piracy , is it not ? 

 

That's precisely why they are careful not sink or destroy otherwise the blooming thing.

 

None of this would really stand up in court of law, not even in Thailand; it might easily backfire and could be construed as state-sanctioned piracy.

 

All they are currently doing is towing back an abandoned platform.

Edited April 22, 2019 by Morakot

[Sealbash]

So where is the floating part of this thing? Is that all underwater?

Ummm....the entire structure is floating.
Many on here are assuming it is some sort of vessel. It is not. It is a SPAR platform, and would fall under platform regulation.


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[Morakot]

1 minute ago, Sealbash said:

It is a SPAR platform, and would fall under platform regulation.
 

 

What's the difference in terms of maritime law?

[poohy]

Dear Navy and (well thai generals can really say goverment ) Do you not have any concept of the fools you are making of yourselves!????

3 hours ago, geoffbezoz said:

From the article " Nothing valuable was found on board the octagon-shaped steel and aluminium structure which was attached to a floating platform. "

 

That suggests rather than bringing it back to shore for use in evidence for future prosecution, as was the original claim, it appears that this was secondary only to looking for things on board of any value ?  As it was in International waters then that is piracy , is it not ?

 

 

 

[geoffbezoz]

40 minutes ago, Morakot said:

 

That's precisely why they are careful not sink or destroy otherwise the blooming thing.

 

None of this would really stand up in court of law, not even in Thailand; it might easily backfire and could be construed as state-sanctioned piracy.

 

All they are currently doing is towing back an abandoned platform.

Incorrect as I understand it. It is not an abandoned platform, just currently unmanned. A very big legal difference.