Sunken Containers and Skeletal Remains Discovered Offshore

[sriracha john]

The bit I'm having trouble with are the three sleeping sharks inside a supposedly sealed container.

In their latest update that I posted, they have backed off the shark claim. Don't know if it was an initial misinterpretation of the things that the diver said or what, but they no longer mention the sharks in the second article.

Also, AFAIK, no other news is reporting the presence of sharks.

Sounds like an "oops" by the Bangkok Post.

Edited June 12, 2009 by sriracha john

[Denim]

Always wondered what happened to all those banned TV members

[Samuian]

Last night Channel 7 news showed video of the divers going down and inserting the camera through a hole (looked to about about a foot or so in diameter which a small fish would have no problem getting through) in the container as well as shots of the container itself. Doesn't look like anyone could have opened it and got whatever was in there out before hand.

There are apparently several others they need to investigate. They are using Thai Navy vessels and divers. They could raise if they wanted to spend the money, but it would require getting a large crane barge out there which can be exspensive.

TH

a hole a foot wide would surely allow small sharks to get in there... what the heck?

some mistakes might occur from the translation proceedure -

lately many mistakes in spelling in "The nation"

Edited June 12, 2009 by Samuian

[sriracha john]

Last night Channel 7 news showed video of the divers going down and inserting the camera through a hole (looked to about about a foot or so in diameter which a small fish would have no problem getting through) in the container as well as shots of the container itself. Doesn't look like anyone could have opened it and got whatever was in there out before hand.

There are apparently several others they need to investigate. They are using Thai Navy vessels and divers. They could raise if they wanted to spend the money, but it would require getting a large crane barge out there which can be exspensive.

TH

a hole a foot wide would surely allow small sharks to get in there... what the heck?

some mistakes might occur from the translation proceedure -

lately many mistakes in spelling in "The nation"

Wait a sec! What's going on down there?? :D

This article says they had to drill a hole in order to get the camera inside the container. Can't believe they used a 12-inch diameter, steel-metal-penetrating drill bit to make their viewing hole.

Investigation Team Conducts 2nd Examination of Sunken Container

An investigation team has begun the second examination of the sunken shipping container on the seabed of the Gulf of Thailand. A hole drilled on the container's side found it to be empty.

The HTMS Talibong warship has led the Justice Ministry's investigation team on its second examination of the abandoned shipping container, located about eight nautical miles off Samaesan Bay in Chonburi.

Officials from the Special Investigation Department and the Central Institute of Forensic Science and a diver team supported by Deputy Dean of the Fisheries Department of Kasetsart University, Dr. Thon Thamrongnavasawat, have also joined the investigation.

The team of divers drilled a hole on one side of the container and found it to be empty. However, officials will try to conduct a further investigation.

Locals want to know the origins of human bones earlier found by fishermen in the area. The container was widely believed to contain human skeletons, with some saying they belonged to illegal migrant workers while others question if it contains the bodies of protesters killed during the 1992 Black May uprising.

Director of the Central Institute of Forensic Science, Porntip Rojanasunan, has joined the investigation and clarified with locals about the investigation methods as some of the residents fear the container may contain toxic substances that will damage the environment.

-- Tan Network 2009-06-11

[sriracha john]

Nice name the Thai Navy's ship has...

but it's a bit of a stretch to call it a "warship"...

[Mobi]

Always wondered what happened to all those banned TV members

[Conan]

End of story?

Stall it long enough and everyone forgets? What about the other containers, I'd be interested to see what they contained, and why they were abandoned as the containers are fairly expensive iteams.

[raro]

End of story?

Stall it long enough and everyone forgets? What about the other containers, I'd be interested to see what they contained, and why they were abandoned as the containers are fairly expensive iteams.

naaa...you get a used one at around 1,000 USD a pop..small investment if you want to sink some skeletons.

[BarryM]

I've dived extensively off the West coast of Thailand in depths up to 100m looking for new wrecks. We found several, including a 130M long ship and none of them marked on any charts.

Containers dropped off shore here would quickly simply become known to fisherman as places to avoid in case they snared nets. End of story. Elsewhere in the world they'd be noted on charts and investigated. Not here.

If I wanted to lose a container load of anything - dumping it off shore in thailand would seem a good way to go about it.

As a naval officer here once said, the navy are better at locating decent restaurants than "off shore" obstructions.

[CrossBones]

What was the outcome? Were there dead bodies in the containers?

[Thaifan2]

What was the outcome? Were there dead bodies in the containers?

As far as i remember they opened just one or two containers and found nothing ( or so they said ) .Then they ended the search calling it too costly .

[contemplating]

There are probably lots of containers lost around the world, from container ships. Maybe these were lost overboard also, or something else, but one was investigated and nothing found inside. Why they didnt check the others, dont know, but cant be that expensive. Seems to be many stories circulating around, and would imagine the government would investigate all of these containers, so no more rumors would crop up. But TIT, never complete anything.