Bang Saphan, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy reveals the 19-day timeline for the rescue operation of HMS Sukhothai. Saw a crack in the bow of the ship from the shipwreck. Confirming that it was not due to maintenance, thanking the United States for supporting the mission, preparing to return 90 million to the treasury for the people to use. Admiral Adung Pan-iam, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Travel by aircraft, landing at HTMS Ang Thong. and boarded the short-range patrol boat Tor. 998 to travel to the Ocean valor ship of the United States to inspect and encourage the personnel. Before starting the operation to search for and remove dangerous objects, the HTMS Sukhothai under the Cobra Gold 2024 exercise was ready to give an interview that it was the first day that the Navy and the United States who joined in the mission that will be a page in the history of the Navy Thanks to the U.S. Navy, divers, and ocean valor crew. 'From observing the operations on the Ocean Valor ship, I understand the di fficulties. Because the Ocean Valor ship is an empty ship. All equipment US Brought on a plane from Hawaii to the Ocean Valor ship in Singapore to help carry out this mission. He is grateful and grateful. The divers are now on their mission. and prepare to come up The first divers were members of the United States Navy. The second person is Thai. There is another reserve diver from the United States who will be the first to take a break. After coming up, he will rest, then the next set of divers. He is mainly a diver in the Thai Navy. U.S. and Thai divers will be the underdogs. They will take turns like this, 3 people per set, 2 people will be underwater and 1 person will be ready in the location. The Royal Thai Navy sent 35 divers to this mission, the United States 14,' the navy commander said. Admiral Adung said that for the duration of the operation, the divers would take 10 minutes to dive down to the point where the HTMS Sukhothai sank. They would have 40-45 minutes to work and another 10 minutes to div e after that. Enter the high pressure atmospheric chamber or Hyperbari chamber for 1 hour. The first thing we will bring up today is the name plate of the HTMS Sukhothai. for morale Which is currently in the process of being cut and counting for the next 5 days from now, photos will be taken of the entire Sukhothai Royal Ship. Search for missing persons to include in the investigation. March 6-19 will be the destruction of dangerous weapons and amber. belonging to the United States and Thailand Whatever can be brought up will be brought up. The United States has steel cutting machines and cranes that can lift things up. It will bring up things that have sentimental value. To build a memorial for HTMS Sukhothai, thus completing a mission of 19 days. 'The Navy would like to confirm that this operation is straightforward and will be used in conjunction with what I want to inform all Thai people about why the Sukhothai HTMS sank. which must be clear When you listen, you must understand. All questions must be exp lained, admittedly, I have seen it all. But at that time I wanted to be able to bring the ship up. In order to see with our own eyes, it was stated that on the day of the incident, around 3:00 a.m., water began to enter the boat. What area did you enter at 4 a.m.? What happened? We have all the information. Just wanted to compare with the testimony of the people on the boat to see whether they spoke the same or not. From taking pictures of the boat in that area, there was actually a crack in the bow of the boat. As for what the cause is, please wait for information. But confirmed that it was not broken because of maintenance. Before the ship sank, the Commander of the Royal Sukhothai ordered the ship's doors to be closed according to procedure. And the picture that came out today is exactly that,' the navy commander said. Admiral Adung once again thanked the US Navy. What happened today is because two bids to salvage the Royal Sukhothai ship were unsuccessful. The company's various documents and equipment ar e incomplete. As for the 200 million baht budget that was prepared to salvage the ship, 90 million baht will be returned to the treasury for the government to use to help the people. As for the budget, another 110 Million baht belongs to the Royal Thai Navy which was used for this operation. From what I saw today, there are a lot of documents. The operation was quite difficult, and the United States came at the right time. Otherwise, this matter would not have ended. 'If the body of a missing person is found, it will be brought up immediately. Whether it's bones or human parts They will be sent to the police for DNA testing. The navy will host funeral ceremonies for all 5 personnel. As for obstacles that may occur under the sea, I asked for blessings from Krom Luang Chumphon Khet Udomsak or His Royal Highness to help protect me. Today the water is very clear under the sea. See the picture clearly I don't see the wind waves being an obstacle. So I pray that the waves and wind Weather conditions were favorable for this mission. Currently, the Sukhothai Royal Ship still exists in its original upright position. There are no factors that will cause the boat to tilt. But there will be aquatic animals living there. Source: Thai News Agency