Three seized oil vessels that disappeared from the Sattahip Marine Police pier have been found. Officials found him in the Gulf of Thailand. near Malaysian waters before taking control of the ship immediately Prepare to be brought back into Thai waters. Arrive at the Songkhla Marine Police pier this afternoon (June 17). The latest picture of three seized boats that officials followed up and found yesterday (June 16) floating in the overlapping area of ??the sea. This is a special economic zone exclusive to 3 countries: Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Initial inspections found that some of the oil on the ship was missing. Not staying in full amount And the crew of 16 people now has only 8 people left. Moreover, around the hull of the ship, it was found that there was an attempt to camouflage the color of the ship as well. Initially, officials believed that the three ships had already docked in Cambodia earlier. and some of the crew left the ship. along with moving some of the oil as well As a result of the Thai authorities coordinating with neighboring countries. Asking for cooperation in patrolling the sea causing all 3 ships to leave port in Cambodia into the waters to escape But from continuous coordination This made it possible to find all 3 ships in the area. and will be brought to shore within today (June 17). It was initially scheduled to dock at the Songkhla Marine Police pier at noon, but it turned out that one of the three boats had broken down and was unable to propel itself. Therefore, it must be towed to shore. In addition, the sea has high waves. Therefore it may be delayed than scheduled. As for the Songkhla Marine Police Pier Officials are preparing the place to wait for the three ships to dock. After that, details of the incident will be announced. 'Big Tao' flies directly to Songkhla to track down illegal oil ships. This morning, "Big Tao" Pol. Maj. Gen. Charoonkiat Pankaew, Deputy Commander of the Central Investigation Police, traveled down to Songkhla Province to interrogate the crew of the three ships. He revealed to the news team before boarding that the ship The middle is in the process of being towed into Songkhla Port. It is expected to reach the shore around 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. today, with an investigative team being brought in for questioning to solve the case. Including evidence officers to inspect and collect legal evidence. to make it clear As for expanding the results to those behind the scenes or those involved. The police already have an investigation in place. which requires a detailed interrogation with the accused crew member first Pol. Maj. Gen. Prutthipong Nuchanart, commander of the Marine Police Revealing the disciplinary investigation of the police involved. Pol. Maj. Gen. Charoonkiat The time frame was set to be completed within 7 days. Now there has been a lot of progress. Confirmed that the police were definitely involved. It is under investigation how many officers there are. Look back at the timeline of three seized oil ships that disappeared at sea. Look back at the events of three seized oil ships that disappeared: the J.P. ship, the Cheehot ship, and the Rung Dao ship. The boats had a total of more than 300,000 liters of oil before they disappeared. These three boats along with two other seized boats (a total of five boats seized by officials) were moored at the Sattahip Marine Police pier. Around 5:00 p.m. on June 10, CCTV images still showed all 3 boats moored at the Marine Police Pier bridge, but around 6:00 p.m. on the same day. There is movement. It was found that two national oil tankers were moving to be parked side by side, and after approximately 1 hour, the ships were parked close together again. Before pulling the ships apart, until 8:11 p.m., the tanker's lights were turned off. before the boats began moving and on June 12 at 6 a.m., inspection of CCTV images found that all three boats had disappeared from the Marine Police pier. From the information it was found that on June 10, in the afternoon, the crew members of the ship disappeared. I deposit ed 500 baht with an acquaintance to buy food. After that, no more crew members came up to buy things or supplies. After the ship disappeared Officials rushed to search for information. And it is believed that all 3 boats should escape to Cambodia. Therefore, we have coordinated with the Cambodian authorities to help patrol and inspect Cambodian waters. Until yesterday (June 16), Thai officials found the three boats floating in the sea near Malaysian waters. Source: Thai News Agency