‘Ghost ship’ sinks as it is towed ashore

‘Ghost ship’ sinks as it is towed ashore

Mystery surrounds abandoned vessel

An abandoned cargo ship found in the southern waters of the Gulf of Thailand was sunk by rough seas off the coast of Nakhon Si Thammarat while being towed to shore on Saturday night.

The Chinese Jin Shui Yuan 2 vessel, of unknown origin, was initially spotted adrift near oil giant Chevron Corp’s offshore rigs last Thursday, about 100 nautical miles from the Songkhla shoreline. Staff on duty for the oil company told local authorities who made the 2nd Naval Area Command based in Songkhla aware of the incident.

In response, 2nd Naval Area commander V/Adm Sunthorn Khamklai deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UVA), or drone, to survey the scene and instructed RAdm Surasak Prathanworapanya, deputy director of Thai Maritime Enforcement Command…