HTMS 442 Sukhothai that sank in the Gulf of Thailand on Dec. 18, 2022. Photo: Sanook.com

 

by TNR Staff

 

THE navy’s committee on salvaging HTMS 442 Sukhothai corvette that sank in the Gulf of Thailand on Dec. 18 is now choosing a company to urgently raise and return the warship to service with the estimated budget of 100 million baht, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Jan. 11).

 

The committee, chaired Adm. Adung Phan-iam, commander of the Thai fleet, would have to follow the procedure and get final approval from the Defence Ministry for the expenditure on salvaging the corvette, which sank to a depth of 50 metres about 19 nautical miles from Bang Saphan district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province

 

There are 12 companies that meet navy’s criteria on raising the warship with the key one being that its condition be maintained so that it could return to service. This means it must not be disassembled or cut up.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/01/11/navy-wants-to-raise-sunken-warship-for-return-to-service/

 

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Wow! Like in the movie!!! 

Never gonna happen.

Return it to service...???

Obviously a political statement....makes no "real world" sense.

One who came up with this definetely in need of a vacation...perhaps a long one.

Not cost effective imo just get a Chinese knock off or beg Uncle Sam for a surplus vessel 

Re-incarnation.

A Buddhist thang.

If they are smart they will hire a Dutch company. They have all the right gear and could raise up that ship in no time flat. However the contract will most probably go to friends of the friends and will be a debacle.

7 minutes ago, papa al said:

Re-incarnation.

A Buddhist thang.

Perhaps re-inboatnation in this case?  Even if salvaged, I can't see HTMS 442 Sukhothai ever being a popular posting if returned to service!

2 hours ago, webfact said:

THE navy’s committee on salvaging HTMS 442 Sukhothai corvette that sank in the Gulf of Thailand on Dec. 18 is now choosing a company to urgently raise and return the warship to service with the estimated budget of 100 million baht, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Jan. 11).

Would you buy a used car that was submerged in a flood?

Why in gods name would you try to salvage a sunken ship.. just think of all the potential electrical issues for starters.

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

There are 12 companies that meet navy’s criteria on raising the warship with the key one being that its condition be maintained so that it could return to service. This means it must not be disassembled or cut up.

But only if the RTN promise to keep all the hatches closed during rough seas ....................LOL Do the powers that be understand that the whole vessel will need to be treated and a large percentage of the attributes taken apart and maintained correctly including the pea shooters ..................LOL

Leave it there, it's a great artificial reef! Fish will take better care of it than the Navy did!

 

 

Isn't it made of metal? Didn't it sink in salt water? Sure that could salvage it but return to service? Ha! ????????????

Raise the ship, get everything off of it that is able to be repaired, then sell the hull for scrap.

  Who would want to sail in a ship that has sank? What ever flaw the ship had that caused it

to sink, should keep the Navy from wanting this ship back in service.

  Non navy politicians should not be involved with this situation. IMO

3 hours ago, webfact said:

return the warship to service

In a country where people avoid buying 2nd hand houses lest there be ghosts of people who died there?

100 M Baht will buy a lot of band aids but not much of a complete make over that hulk will need!

Three million bucks to restore a 28 year-old sunken ship to duty?

 

It's sitting in around 40 m of water. The pressure at that depth is causing all sorts of irreparable damage to whatever they think is salvageable.

 

I guess there's a Vice Admiral (ret'd) who has a family connection with a local company that just happens to have the unique expertise to carry out this work.

2 hours ago, bluejets said:

Return it to service...???

Obviously a political statement....makes no "real world" sense.

One who came up with this definetely in need of a vacation...perhaps a long one.

Quite normal for Thais in positions of power to make ludicrous statements based on impossibilities or uninformed assumptions.

 

So detached from reality that they often are.

 

This is what happens when you do not have a society governed by meritocracy. 

100 million so at least 20 million for those in charge.  Then Restoration would be 1000 million. 

I didn't realise it was April 1st.

just a face saving exercise.

Project would be scrapped later on or they will drag it for years and for 10 bln over budget.

Something fundamentally wrong was with this ship if she sunk for no apparent reason. Until they find a cause there is no point restoring her

36 minutes ago, bdenner said:

100 M Baht will buy a lot of band aids but not much of a complete make over that hulk will need!

But a lot of new Mercs for the Admirals

Raise it up.  Fit it with pontoons.  Good to go.

3 hours ago, bluejets said:

Return it to service...???

Obviously a political statement....makes no "real world" sense.

One who came up with this definetely in need of a vacation...perhaps a long one.

Good luck finding any sailors who would agree to serve on this ship after recovery. Ghosts everywhere.

How they can possibly make a statement like that, absolutely stupid.

Given the ship in question had just been recommissioned following a refit the RTN has a lot invested here. I guess the admiral who make the announcement does not realise that treating the vessel like this will void the warrantee on all the shiny new electronics and most other fittings. There were reports of a breached hull in some of the early reports.

 

Might be useful to raise it to determine why it sunk, but another refit???

37 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Good luck finding any sailors who would agree to serve on this ship after recovery. Ghosts everywhere.

Not when they change the name to RNS Lucky Nirvana! 9 monks blessings and she's good to go! ????

2 hours ago, roo860 said:

I didn't realise it was April 1st.

Every day is.....every single day.????????

Great idea.

Ideal place to house couple of thousand soi dogs while awaiting a needle.????????

No doubt the brilliant / simple minds who want to return this ship to service would like to do the same to the Titanic if given a chance

4 minutes ago, Grumpy one said:

No doubt the brilliant minds who want to return this ship to service would like to do the same to the Titanic if given a chance

Perhaps the PM and the Navy Commander would like to do active duty on this ship every day for a year?