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8 Million Baht operation to reveal the contents of mystery containers off the coast of Sattahip.
We continue to follow the story of the mystery containers located deep on the sea bed off the coast of Sattahip. There are rumors that they are full of skeletal remains and could possibly be linked with the student uprising which took place between 17th and 20th May 1992 where many students were killed and others went missing and were never found. We can now report that a total of eight containers have been found and the Government has assigned a budget of 8 Million Baht to solve the container mystery. On Wednesday Morning at the Sattahip Navy Base a Helicopter crew was given a final briefing before they were due to dispatch divers to one of the containers. The divers are preparing for cameras which will be placed inside the container and on Thursday work is expected to begin to drill holes in the container and soon after we should finally know what is inside. We will keep you updated.
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We continue to follow the story of the mystery containers located deep on the sea bed off the coast of Sattahip. There are rumors that they are full of skeletal remains and could possibly be linked with the student uprising which took place between 17th and 20th May 1992 where many students were killed and others went missing and were never found. We can now report that a total of eight containers have been found and the Government has assigned a budget of 8 Million Baht to solve the container mystery. On Wednesday Morning at the Sattahip Navy Base a Helicopter crew was given a final briefing before they were due to dispatch divers to one of the containers. The divers are preparing for cameras which will be placed inside the container and on Thursday work is expected to begin to drill holes in the container and soon after we should finally know what is inside. We will keep you updated.
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That's a lot of baht to open some tin cans. Maybe we could get some SB guys together and ask the government to give us say, half that, and we open 'em up for them?
From the Bangkok Post:
"Container hides no human remains
Photographs show there are no human remains in the mystery shipping container on the seabed off Chon Buri's Sattahip district, marine expert Thorn Thamrongnawasawat said on Thursday.
Divers had inserted a camera through a hole about 60 centimetres wide and photographed the inside, [Dr] Thorn said.
Although three sharks were seen sleeping inside the 6 metre by 3 metre container, this was not grounds to conclude it did not contain toxic substances.
A mud sample had been collected for further study, he said.
The committee responsible for investigating this and other dumped containers thought to be nearby will meet to discuss the findings, he said."
Bangkok Post : Container hides no human remains
"Container hides no human remains
Photographs show there are no human remains in the mystery shipping container on the seabed off Chon Buri's Sattahip district, marine expert Thorn Thamrongnawasawat said on Thursday.
Divers had inserted a camera through a hole about 60 centimetres wide and photographed the inside, [Dr] Thorn said.
Although three sharks were seen sleeping inside the 6 metre by 3 metre container, this was not grounds to conclude it did not contain toxic substances.
A mud sample had been collected for further study, he said.
The committee responsible for investigating this and other dumped containers thought to be nearby will meet to discuss the findings, he said."
Bangkok Post : Container hides no human remains
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Divers find no bodies in mystery container
CHON BURI: -- A tiny underwater camera, slipped through a hole into a mysterious container on the seabed off Chon Buri's Sattahip district yesterday, found the container empty, with no skulls or toxins as feared.
Following a fishing boats' discovery of eight sealed containers under the sea, the government assigned Central Institute of Forensic Science director Khunying Porntip Rojanasunan to work with the Royal Thai Navy to find what was inside.
Yesterday a diving team, with media members and officials went to Chong Sam San, eight sea miles off the Sam San port to inspect one container.
The first diving team went down with a dosimeter and detected no radiation harmful to humans. A second diving team followed to record the inspection with an underwater camera.
The container was lying sideways on the sandy seabed some 20 meters below, with a 50cmwide squareshaped hole. The camera slipped into the hole found a ladder inside, suggesting it was a containerturnedoffice space. The officials also collected water samples from inside the container through a syringe, and sand samples for further testing.
After the inspection, Porntip met local residents at the Thai Island and Sea Natural History Museum to tell them of the team's procedure and progress. Tambon Sam San residents had feared the containers might have toxins and the leaks would affect their vocations.
Porntip said she wanted opinion from the people, especially those in fishing, to make the operation more efficient, cheaper and safer.
She said they had problems finding the containers and called in the First Navy Area Command to collect information, especially from fishing boats with modern equipment.
Captain Panom Kuanpradit, deputy director of the command's Operations Department, said attempts to locate the underwater containers were difficult and minesweeper boats were sent to search for them. Fishing boats were asked to note the location and alert the command or the Fishery Department's radio communication centre if they spotted anything suspicious.
Tambon Sam San kamnan Pramote Thowsakul said the government had spent large sums to determine what was inside the containers - a good thing because local people would no longer wonder about them. He said they had feared the containers might contain toxins and didn't support the idea of drilling them open for fear of dangerous leaks into the seawater. Marine life, the fishing business and tourism would be affected, he added.
-- The Nation 2009-06-12
CHON BURI: -- A tiny underwater camera, slipped through a hole into a mysterious container on the seabed off Chon Buri's Sattahip district yesterday, found the container empty, with no skulls or toxins as feared.
Following a fishing boats' discovery of eight sealed containers under the sea, the government assigned Central Institute of Forensic Science director Khunying Porntip Rojanasunan to work with the Royal Thai Navy to find what was inside.
Yesterday a diving team, with media members and officials went to Chong Sam San, eight sea miles off the Sam San port to inspect one container.
The first diving team went down with a dosimeter and detected no radiation harmful to humans. A second diving team followed to record the inspection with an underwater camera.
The container was lying sideways on the sandy seabed some 20 meters below, with a 50cmwide squareshaped hole. The camera slipped into the hole found a ladder inside, suggesting it was a containerturnedoffice space. The officials also collected water samples from inside the container through a syringe, and sand samples for further testing.
After the inspection, Porntip met local residents at the Thai Island and Sea Natural History Museum to tell them of the team's procedure and progress. Tambon Sam San residents had feared the containers might have toxins and the leaks would affect their vocations.
Porntip said she wanted opinion from the people, especially those in fishing, to make the operation more efficient, cheaper and safer.
She said they had problems finding the containers and called in the First Navy Area Command to collect information, especially from fishing boats with modern equipment.
Captain Panom Kuanpradit, deputy director of the command's Operations Department, said attempts to locate the underwater containers were difficult and minesweeper boats were sent to search for them. Fishing boats were asked to note the location and alert the command or the Fishery Department's radio communication centre if they spotted anything suspicious.
Tambon Sam San kamnan Pramote Thowsakul said the government had spent large sums to determine what was inside the containers - a good thing because local people would no longer wonder about them. He said they had feared the containers might contain toxins and didn't support the idea of drilling them open for fear of dangerous leaks into the seawater. Marine life, the fishing business and tourism would be affected, he added.
-- The Nation 2009-06-12
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this part was interesting: เพราะเนื้อข่าวบอกว่า ไปสำรวจทำไม .. ทะเลแถวนั้น หน่วยโบราณคดีใต้น้ำเขาทำการสำรวจทะลุปรุโปร่งหมดแล้ว
ตัวก็ไม่ต้องเปียกน้ำ ..แค่ยกหูโทรศัพท์ไปถามนายเอิบเปรม . แค่นั้น .. (ตามข่าวเขาว่าอย่างนั้นจริงๆ ไม่ได้โม้
ตัวก็ไม่ต้องเปียกน้ำ ..แค่ยกหูโทรศัพท์ไปถามนายเอิบเปรม . แค่นั้น .. (ตามข่าวเขาว่าอย่างนั้นจริงๆ ไม่ได้โม้
Zippsy, you have Prem's phone #? :cool3:
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