The collaborative salvage operation between the Royal Thai Navy and the United States Navy unearthed a Buddha sculpture and several documents from the sunken HTMS Sukhothai on its third day. This information was relayed by Royal Admiral Veerudom Muangjin, a spokesperson for the Royal Thai Navy, who shared that these items were found by a combined diving team near the primary engine’s hatch.
The plan for the day’s operation involved the diving team venturing into the captain’s room and other onboard cabins in four separate dives. The retrieved Buddha statue and documents from the vessel’s bridge are set for further investigation, according to Veerudom.
Veerudom also revealed a photograph of the Buddha statue, demonstrating that it remained in good condition.
HTMS Sukhothai met its unfortunate fate in the…
