Man sucht wohl gerade eine thailändische Lösung, um alles "vergessen" zu machen.
Seawater will be checked to see if it's safe for divers
on the seabed off Chon Buri's Sattahip district will focus on their external conditions and surroundings first, Justice Ministry permanent secretary Kittipong Kittayarak said yesterday. He said the containers would not be lifted or drilled at this stage.
"We will try to locate all the containers first and compare their external condition. We will also collect seawater samples from the locations where the containers are found to check whether it's safe for divers to be around there," Kittipong said.
Currently, only one container has been located. Locals insist there are many others around the area.
Kittipong was speaking after he chaired a meeting on how to solve the containers' puzzle.
"We have not ruled out any possible scenario about how the containers have come to rest on the seabed," Kittipong said.
Rumours spread that the containers might have been packed with the bodies of the Black May victims. In May 1992, dozens of protesters went missing when soldiers cracked down on the pro-democracy uprising. The incident has been referred to as Black May.
However, many people guess the containers might have contained the bodies of human-trafficking victims. Some others believe there is toxic or industrial waste in the containers.
Officials from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), the Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS), Customs Department, Pollution Control Department, and Fine Arts Department have joined hands in solving the source of the containers.
"We need to consult all relevant agencies," CIFS director Khunying Porntip Rojanasunun said.
She said relevant officials would make a careful plan before making another diving trip to the seabed.
"Each trip costs Bt500,000 in petrol costs for the boat. The rent of related equipment is also Bt20,000 an hour," Porntip said.
She suggested that relatives of Black May Heroes should contact and provide information on their cases to CIFS to facilitate the search process.
"We have technology to produce a facial picture of a person based on a skull we have found," Porntip said.
DSI deputy director-general Narat Sawettanant said there was no information to link the containers to skulls netted by fishermen in the area.
In a separate interview, the Royal Thai Navy's Chief Admiral Kamthorn Pumhirun said skulls found in the sea could have come from many possible causes.
"When big storms like Gay and Linda hit, hundreds of fishermen went missing. Their bodies have also never been found," Kamthorn said.
Quelle: The Nation