Samuian, on 2009-06-12 13:31:03, said:
thaihome, on 2009-06-12 12:50:26, said:
Last night Channel 7 news showed video of the divers going down and inserting the camera through a hole (looked to about about a foot or so in diameter which a small fish would have no problem getting through) in the container as well as shots of the container itself. Doesn't look like anyone could have opened it and got whatever was in there out before hand.
There are apparently several others they need to investigate. They are using Thai Navy vessels and divers. They could raise if they wanted to spend the money, but it would require getting a large crane barge out there which can be exspensive.
TH
a hole a foot wide would surely allow small sharks to get in there... what the heck?
some mistakes might occur from the translation proceedure -
lately many mistakes in spelling in "The nation"
Wait a sec! What's going on down there??
This article says they had to drill a hole in order to get the camera inside the container. Can't believe they used a 12-inch diameter, steel-metal-penetrating drill bit to make their viewing hole.
Investigation Team Conducts 2nd Examination of Sunken Container
An investigation team has begun the second examination of the sunken shipping container on the seabed of the Gulf of Thailand. A hole drilled on the container's side found it to be empty.
The
HTMS Talibong warship has led the Justice Ministry's investigation team on its second examination of the abandoned shipping container, located about eight nautical miles off Samaesan Bay in Chonburi.
Officials from the Special Investigation Department and the Central Institute of Forensic Science and a diver team supported by Deputy Dean of the Fisheries Department of Kasetsart University, Dr. Thon Thamrongnavasawat, have also joined the investigation.
The team of divers drilled a hole on one side of the container and found it to be empty. However, officials will try to conduct a further investigation.
Locals want to know the origins of human bones earlier found by fishermen in the area. The container was widely believed to contain human skeletons, with some saying they belonged to illegal migrant workers while others question if it contains the bodies of protesters killed during the 1992 Black May uprising.
Director of the Central Institute of Forensic Science, Porntip Rojanasunan, has joined the investigation and clarified with locals about the investigation methods as some of the residents fear the container may contain toxic substances that will damage the environment.
-- Tan Network 2009-06-11
0
