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SHOCKING: B200m to salvage htms sukhothai - You Need To See This

A diver scours the wreckage of the corvette HMTS ‘Sukhothai’ which sank on Dec 18 with 105 people on board as it was patrolling the rough seas off Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Bang Saphan district. (Royal Thai Navy photo)

The Royal Thai Navy plans to spend about 200 million baht to salvage the HTMS Sukhothai that sank in rough seas about 19 nautical miles off the coast of Prachuap Khiri Khan's Bang Saphan district on the night of Dec 18 last year.

Navy chief Adm Choengchai Chomchoengpaet on Saturday said an investigation is still underway to establish the cause of the sinking and the exact details of the assistance offered after the incident.

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