http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160898.htm Main Online archive for this vessel Vessel Name: HTMS Chang Vessel Nationality: Thai Type of Vessel: Landing Ship Tank (LST) Depth to Wreck in Meters: 3 Depth to Seabed in Meters: 32 Location eg Gulf of Siam: Koh Chang, Trat, Thailand WGS Co-ordinates North: 11°53’41.48″N WGS Co-ordinates East: 102°15’26.94″E Length (m): 117 Width (m): […]
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Yong Hua wreck report – Koh Lipe
Vessel Name: Yong Hua Vessel Nationality: Thai Type of Vessel: Fish Processing Depth to Wreck in Meters: 30 Depth to Seabed in Meters: 42-45 Location eg Gulf of Siam: Koh Lipe WGS Co-ordinates North: 06deg 28min 59.7sec WGS Co-ordinates East: 99deg 17min 1.4sec Length (m): 65 Width (m): 15 Tonnage: 500 estimated Number of Props: […]
2012 Latest ‘Offshore Gulf of Thailand’ wreck diving trip schedule
Gulf of Thailand Shipwreck Diving Trips & Report Written by Stephen Burton Dive Centers – if you have any serious wreck trips coming up – have them posted here! send me the details + photos to scubaengineer@gmail.com or deepdive@loxinfo.co.th All images above, copyright of Chris Clark www.acemarineimages.com ‘used with permission’ SHIPWRECK DIVE TRIPS – THAILAND […]
2011 Seacrest Drill ship – More history on this tragic drill ship sinking comes to light
The Seacrest Drill Ship (Southern Gulf of Thailand) Depth 70meters ; Trimix diving only Details of Sinking Sunk by ‘Typhoon Gay’ 3 November 1989. 91 rig workers of many nationalities were killed in the disaster, leading to a massive legal case brought against the ships owners UNOCAL, Thailand(now Chevron) by over 90 bereaved relatives from […]
2010 Local shipwreck researcher Alex Beuchel recreates shipwreck 3D CAD model from dive site measurements
The Wreck of the Steamship Suddhadib All Computer generated images courtesy of Mr Alex Beuchel, alexbeuchel@gmail.com Used with permission. Latest Images – The Suddhadib Re-created: by Alex Beuchel May 2010 Click any image below for Hi-Res 250K JPG Image click any image above for HIRES 1MB .jpg image
2009 Local Tech diver Ted Conner drowns during 50 meter wreck dive at Koh Tao, Thailand
Popular Local Tech diving character Ted Conner drowns during a 50 meter deep wreck dive at Koh Tao, Thailand – 19 July 2009 This morning I was given the sad news that a good friend and one of our loyal band of Thailand tech diving buddies drowned due to as yet unknown causes following a […]
2008 Ten Decommissioned Military Aircraft prepared to make an artificial reef in Phuket
The Coral squadron is prepared for sinking – Historical Report Proposed sinking site – 1km offshore, Bang Tao bay, Phuket Proposed depth 20meters May 2008 – Ten Decommissioned Military Aircraft wait (and wait and wait) to become an artificial reek in Phuket Photographer:- Khun Kititnun Rodsupan Photo courtesy of The Daily Express Magazine
2008 Cargo ship ‘Akela’ discovered by MV Trident with Richie Kohler from TV’s wreck detectives on board
atest Report:- Shipwreck ‘Akela’ found. Discovered:- 29 April 2008 Akela Wreck Listing report Dear Divers, We’ve just returned from two US charters organized by Richie and Carrie Kohler. Our first crew were from New Jersey – used to diving cold water and strong currents so Thailand was going be easy for them. We started with a wreck […]
2008 HIJMS Hatsutaka discovered by Davy Jones Locker, Koh Tao, Thailand
HIJMS Hatsutaka discovered 3rd April 2008 Introduction Throughout the Second World War, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysian peninsular was the scene for much naval conflict, with the loss of many military and cargo vessels. The relatively shallow depth throughout this region means through the application of deep technical diving techniques, we can explore the […]
2008 Huge Shipwreck ‘Sunshine 1’ discovered off Phuket, Thailand
Large Freighter West coast of Phuket More pictures – From Deep Blue Divers Phuket click any image for a Hi-res photo Identity confirmed 19th March 2008 Wreck Discovery Report Following an intensive search for new wrecks in the Phuket area over the past few weeks, an expedition team from Deep Blue Divers, Joerg Zebisch, Barry […]
2008 Piles of ‘Made in Occupied Japan’ Porcelain and Naval artifacts discovered in Gulf of Thailand wreck
The Pangnan Wreck (Koh Tao, Samui Archipelago) Photos above from Ayesha and Wilco at Big Buddah Techical Diving, Koh Tao, Thailand ‘loads of bone china in the kitchen marked ‘Made in Occupied Japan‘ Port & Starboard Oil Lamps of HTMS Pangan courtesy of Jamie Macleod, MV Trident, Koh Tao, Thailand More review of this great […]
2008 HMS Suddhadib – Latest CAD Generated wreck imagery released
The Wreck of the Steamship Suddhadib click any image above for HIRES 1MB .jpg image All Computer generated images courtesy of Mr Alex Beuchel, alexbeuchel@gmail.com Used with permission. click image for 200K image. Click HERE for HD 4Mb image Nudibranchs on the Hardeep Ship wreck, hardeep Cathedral Photo – by diver Charlie Frost – […]
2007 HTMS Khram, HTMS Kut, Latest Penetration dive photos added with updated CAD drawing of wreck
THAI NAVY VESSEL 732 (Former USS LSM-469) Depth 28meters ; suitable for air, nitrox, technical diving Computer generated image courtesy of Mr Alex Beuchel, Used with permission Wreck Penetration Photos HTMS Khram Wreck Penetration Pictures – Courtesy of Oliver Zaiser Dec 2007 Gauges in the engine room – yes they were still there even in […]
2007 Thai historian unearths local records for the HTMS Thonburi sinking at the battle of Koh Chang
HTMS Songkla (No 33) HTMS Thonburi, a.k.a Dhonburi (No 34). The HTMS Thonburi was 76 m x 14 m. The torpedo boat wreckss at Koh Chang HTMS Chonburi and HTMS Songkla were 67 x 6,5 m. [ Koh Chang ] depth 5-12meters; air diving HTMS Thonburi and HTMS Songkra 17 มกราคม พุทธศักราช 2484 เข้าทำการรบกับ หมู่เรือรบฝรั่งเศสที่เกาะช้าง […]
2007 HTMS Nakha WWII LCS-102 handed over to US Navy Veterans
HTMS Nakha (Former US Navy LCS 102) The original article published by Pattaya Mail, Thailand is available online at http://www.pattayamail.com/722/features.shtml#hd1 & http://www.pattayamail.com/722/ This ship was NOT sunk as a wreck, but is included within this web site due to it’s functional similarity to other wrecks found in Thai waters. LCS-102 was build by the US […]