As part of the operation, the RTN on Wednesday night dispatched HTMS Bang Rachan, HTMS Mannai, and two patrol boats – Patrol Gunboat Medium (PGM) 997 and PGM 998 – to dock at the Prachuap Khiri Khai pier at Tambon Mae Ramphueng in Bang Saphan district.
At 5.30am Thursday, over 40 press corps, who had earlier registered with the RTN boarded buses from Sai Kaew Resort to board the PGM 997 and PGM 998 boats. They travelled about two hours to the HTMS Ang Thong, which is anchored near the site at which HTMS Sukhothai sank, about 20 nautical miles from the shore. They will remain on HTMS Ang Thong until the end of the operation.
RTN commander-in-chief Admiral Adung Phan-iam was flown by helicopter, which touched down on HTMS Ang Thong late morning. Then, he boarded a boat to travel to US Navy ship MV Ocean Valor to jointly command the recovery…
