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18 Feb 2009 7 11 433
A slightly battered 'Ocean Harvester' at Whitehaven. Wed18Feb09
Whitehaven Harbour

Whitehaven Harbour

18 Feb 2009 5 4 502
On a dull and cloudy day. Wed18Feb09
River fishermen

River fishermen

26 Sep 2007 3 5 428
And part of a fence. HFF! Near Korat, Thailand Wed26Sep07
Stores

Stores

24 Nov 2006 7 16 385
HTMS Similan, a fleet auxiliary vessel, moored at the Thai Naval Base at Sattahip. Fri24Nov06
Royal Thai Navy

Royal Thai Navy

24 Nov 2006 4 2 470
Aircraft Carrier HTMS Chakri Naruebet at the Thai Naval Base at Sattahip, a place from which it rarely strays, due to lack of funding. Is used more often to transport the Thai Royal Family, which probably makes it the worlds most expensive Royal Yacht. Fri24Nov06
HTMS Chakri Naruebet

HTMS Chakri Naruebet

24 Nov 2006 7 12 720
The only such vessel in South East Asia. Large enough when standing alongside, but it has the distinction of being the worlds smallest aircraft carrier, at 11500 tons. Complete with shipboard fence.. HFF! Fri24Nov06
Thai Navy Frigate

Thai Navy Frigate

24 Nov 2006 5 3 433
HTMS Phuttha Loetla Naphalai at Sattahip. One of two frigates in the Thai Navy, and is formerly the USS Ouellet of the US Navy. Fri24Nov06
Dockside

Dockside

24 Nov 2006 8 9 421
HTMS Phuttha Loetla Naphalai at Sattahip. Superstructure and nameplate detail. Fitted with fence.. HFF to one and all! Fri24Nov06
Welcome aboard!

Welcome aboard!

24 Nov 2006 2 4 515
HTMS Phuttha Loetla Naphalai. An open day was being held at the Thai Naval Base at Sattahip, with the majority of visitors being school parties. Not being a Thai National I was not allowed on board. Fri24Nov06
Coast Guard

Coast Guard

24 Nov 2006 4 1 487
Further round the bay from the Naval Base is the Thai Coast Guard Station. Sattahip. Fri24Nov06
Beach near Sattahip

Beach near Sattahip

24 Nov 2006 8 4 590
Thailand. Nice place to chill out for a while, if chill out is the correct phrase, considering the temperature's in the high 90s. Fri24Nov06
Ravenglass 09301

Ravenglass 09301

30 May 2009 9 7 433
Estuary of the River Mite. Black Combe in background. Sat30May09
Long tailed boat

Long tailed boat

28 May 2005 6 2 467
Chaweng Beach. Koh Samui. This spent most of the afternoon cruising up and down the beach with a loudspeaker on maximum volume promoting a Thai boxing match for that evening in the town of Chaweng. After a couple of hours myself, and a few others, would quite happily have torpedoed the thing out of the water. Sat28May05
Setting sail

Setting sail

28 May 2005 4 3 532
Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui, with a Chinese junk setting sail. Sat28May05
Ferry across the water

Ferry across the water

29 Oct 2009 5 1 499
We're at the Eastern Seaboard town of Si Racha, about 2 hours drive south of Bangkok, sat on a ferry of the same design as this one, awaiting departure to the island of Ko Si Chang. The pagoda like structure is part of the temple of Wat Ko Loi. Thu29Oct09
Ferry from Si Racha to Ko Si Chang

Ferry from Si Racha to Ko Si Chang

29 Oct 2009 2 1 354
Ko/Koh = island. Waiting for departure time. Leaving every hour, the trip takes about 45 minutes for a price of 30 Baht, about 60p. Thu29Oct09
Under way

Under way

29 Oct 2009 4 4 283
Ferry from Si Racha to Ko Si Chang. Covered seating is available in the downstairs part of these ferries, but most passengers elected to sit upstairs. Thu29Oct09
Pilot Boat

Pilot Boat

29 Oct 2009 4 2 299
En route Si Racha to Ko Si Chang. Soon after departure from Si Racha we were overtaken by this Pilot Boat. Thu29Oct09
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