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'About' ThaiWreckDiver.com
My name's Steve Burton. I set up ThaiWreckDiver.com as a non commercial web site with the following aims:-
Sadly there are currently no regular live aboard dive boats visiting the more challenging deep shipwrecks in the 40-80m depth range. This is usually because of either insufficient funds or insufficient highly experienced decompression divers who are all available at the same time to make it economically viable to charter the larger offshore boats necessary to reach the more remote wreck dive sites. If you leave me your contact details though, I'll be happy to keep you in touch with any forthcoming trips to the shipwrecks featured in these web pages, research any particular wreck in Thai waters for you, or just to 'tour guide' your wild 'R&R' night out in Pattaya...whatever! If you have a small group of (say) 4 divers and you've just got unlimited amounts of cash to spend on your own serious wrecking trip, I can arrange the logistics to visit any of the wrecks featured on these pages. Why I enjoy deep wreck exploration...1. Shallow wrecks. When you dive a shipwreck in the 0-40m(0-130ft) depth range, everyone and their dog has been on the vessel and torn it apart for trinkets. Fishermen have pulled the wreck apart with their boat anchors, and the wreck is quickly reduced to a pile of rusting steel plate. 2. Deep Wrecks. When you dive a deep shipwreck, especially those deeper than 60m(200ft), often you are one of only a hand full of people who have visited this vessel; Maybe you might even be the first to visit that part of the wreck. The wreck is for the most part completely untouched. If time travel is possible, then for me, this represents the closest thing to going back in time to the moment the vessel sank, since it lies there untouched on the seabed in exactly the same state as she left the surface often hundreds of years previously. Family
Thank you very much for your interest Steve Burton "B2" Diver/Engineer 'A friend in need' Crispin Paton Smith
A Miscarriage of Justice - This could happen to youCrispin has now been released. The
information below is kept here for historical records and as a warning to
all, as to what can happen in any country (not just in Thailand) when the
police believe the plausible accusations of a stranger against your own
claims of innocence. ===== On 18th July 2007 my good friend and former business partner Crispin Paton Smith was arrested amongst great publicity by Bangkok Special Investigations Police following a 6 month investigation involving 50 police officers. The following two news stories refer:- http://www.pattayadailynews.com/shownews.php?IDNEWS=0000000701
Crispin was well known and liked on Koh Samui where he made his home for more than 10 years. He ran the popular Captain Caveman's Dive Center, a successful property magazine and numerous other business activities popular amongst visiting tourists and local business alike.. Holder of the British Military Medal, Crispin was a distinguished member of the United Kingdoms armed forces, and with his long beard and love of Harley Davidson motorbikes, was an instantly recognizable resident of the Island he made his home. Initially, although Crispin was charged with many serious all charges against Crispin have been dropped apart from two minor charges of 'being officers in a secret society' namely a motorbike gang, and threatening another person. Sadly Crispin still remains incarcerated in the remand section of Bangkok's Klong Prem prison following continual postponements of his trail due to lack of preparedness by the Bangkok's DSI judiciary to persecute the case. During my last visit to Crispin, he informed me that it would likely take until the end of this year (1year and 5 months after the initial arrest) before his case eventually comes to trial. Those who know Crispin are welcomed to visit him at Bangkok Special Prison. Visiting procedures, times and dates are given on www.crispin-paton-smith.com Thai Language directions (for the taxi driver) to Bangkok Remand Prison, Klong Prem, Bangkok, Thailand are given below
Once at the prison which is a massive facility holding thousands of inmates the size of a large town, you'll need to find the correct entrance and administration section to apply to visit him. The correct location of the Bangkok remand prison(often called Bangkok Special Prison is given as a GoogleEarth placemark here Note you'll need GoogleEarth already loaded on your machine to view this placemark. If you don't have Google earth you can download the latest version of GoogleEarth here. Crispin's Prison identification details are given below. You will need this info if you wish to pay cash into Crispin's prison bank account so he can buy decent food.
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