Navy Shelves Project To Salvage Sunken Corvette Sukhothai

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THE NAVY HAS PUT an open bidding on hold for the planned retrieval of the sunken navy corvette HTMS Sukhothai (FSG-442) from under the sea off Prachuap Khiri Khan for the time being.

 

The navy had earlier held the bidding twice for a private firm, either Thai or foreign, to retrieve the sunken navy ship from under the sea off the western coastal province, given a sum of 200 million baht in funding, but no private bidder has yet been awarded the project due to failure to meet qualification specs, according to Naval Fleet Commander Adm.Chartchai Thongsaard.

 

Attending the open bidding on the undersea retrieval project were United State, Chinese and Thai firms, none of which has passed the navy’s qualification specs as yet. The Naval Fleet commander did not comment on how soon a third bidding may be held among the interested parties.

 

Meanwhile, the US Navy plans to join the Thai navy in a light salvage mission to retrieve some weapon systems and equipment aboard the US-built vessel which capsized and sank under the stormy sea in Dec., 2022.

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

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

 

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[flyingtlger]

The Thai Navy had a sinking feeling that

5 minutes ago, webfact said:

Attending the open bidding on the undersea retrieval project were United State, Chinese and Thai firms

Maybe US or Thai firms but I say hell no to the Chinese firm.

Can't trust them....

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The navy had earlier held the bidding twice for a private firm, either Thai or foreign, to retrieve the sunken navy ship from under the sea off the western coastal province, given a sum of 200 million baht in funding,

200 million to lift it and then what... scrap it?

leave it for the fish.

[Gandtee]

Perhaps if and when the US navy recovers the weaponry they will check to see if any of the missing crew are still trapped. And to check watertight doors to determine why one of their ships sank.

[Tug]

Makes perfect sense recover anything sensitive and let the rest rot much two expensive to salvage let alone rebuild its a no brainer

[herfiehandbag]

56 minutes ago, Tug said:

Makes perfect sense recover anything sensitive and let the rest rot much two expensive to salvage let alone rebuild its a no brainer

Precisely the Chinese intention I should imagine.

[klauskunkel]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

no private bidder has yet been awarded the project due to failure to meet qualification specs, according to Naval Fleet Commander Adm.Chartchai Thongsaard

however, the Thai Navy has met all the qualification specs to sink the ship in the first place.

[newnative]

Put the 200 million baht towards an engine for the submarine.  Or, my offer of my lightly used lawn mower engine still stands . . .

[stargrazer9889]

Is part of the qualification, a big envelope, that no one wants any part of?

That is my suspicion of why the contract, is not being approved.

[john donson]

what if, it is already sold to china and then saying, we will let it at the bottom on the sea...

[Korat Kiwi]

Hmmmm strange coincidence that the upcoming Golden Cobra exercise is just around the corner Many nations will be attending.

 

  Amongst them is the USN (United States Navy) who have just said they will be helping with this salvage. 

 

  Sorry China.... Don't need your help this time, but watch this space! 

 

  

[worgeordie]

Just wait till they get a sub or two , one gets stuck on the bottom,

all hands lost ,while they put out tenders for bid, to save them .

 

regards worgeordie