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PHUKET: Officers from the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command departed Phuket today (Jan 28) to lead a mission including private dive operators to remove fishing nets from the popular King Cruiser reef

Navy seizes illegal Indonesian fishing boat off Phuket Navy seizes illegal Indonesian fishing boat off Phuket PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command, based in Phuket, has seized an Indonesian fishing boat for illegally entering Thai economic fishing zone waters off Phuket,  using a sieve net for hauling in its catch. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub Thai fishing boats in the area on Thursday night reported three Indonesian fishing vessels operating 122 miles (some 219km) directly west of Phuke...

Navy inspections find no illegal workers on Phuket fishing boats Navy inspections find no illegal workers on Phuket fishing boats PHUKET: Random inspections of four Phuket fishing boats by Navy personnel yesterday (Mar 4) found no illegal migrant workers among the 147 fishermen checked, reports the Thai Navy. Photo: THAI-MECC Area 3 The raids were conducted to prevent any illigal human trafficking, reported Vice Admiral Cherngchai Chomcherngpat of the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command. V/Adm C...

Eight crewmen allowed on shore after a month docked in Phuket Eight crewmen allowed on shore after a month docked in Phuket PHUKET: Seven Indonesians and one Myanmar crewmen have been given special permission to come ashore and observe a 14-day quarantine on Phuket after spending nearly a month on board a ship docked at the Phuket Deep Sea Port. Thursday 4 February 2021, 05:17PM The eight crewmen were allowed on shore earlier today (Feb 4). Photo: Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command The eight cr...