A body was found drifting at sea, near Sak Island of Chumphon province, by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) this morning (Tuesday). A Fisheries Department boat has been sent to recover the remains, according to Vice Admiral Pichai Lorchusakul, commander of First Naval Area Command.

 

He said that it is very likely that the body is that of one of HTMS Sukhothai’s missing crew, because of the mechanic’s jumpsuit he was wearing, commonly worn by mechanics and electricians on Royal Thai Navy ships.

 

The discovery of the remains brings the number of crew still unaccounted for to nine.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/body-in-mechanics-jumpsuit-found-near-island-in-chumphon-on-tuesday/

 

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2 hours ago, webfact said:

The discovery of the remains brings the number of crew still unaccounted for to nine.

Be interesting to see which low hanging fruit in the navy gets the blame for this one

And they want submarines to play with… Maintenance of the required type will not happen and they will have some serious losses on their hands… Best to keep them tied up to the piers….  

14 hours ago, Pilot3Boz said:

And they want submarines to play with… Maintenance of the required type will not happen and they will have some serious losses on their hands… Best to keep them tied up to the piers….  

Excellent advice. Otherwise, it's a potential mega accident waiting to happen.

18 hours ago, Pilot3Boz said:

And they want submarines to play with… Maintenance of the required type will not happen and they will have some serious losses on their hands… Best to keep them tied up to the piers….  

A bit like the aircraft carrier show-piece.

That heading makes no sense to me.