The Thai navy task force has completed its anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden and set course to return home on Jan 20.
Adm Takerngsak Wangkaew, the navy's chief of staff, said there has been no progress in negotiations for the return of the Thai flagged cargo ship MV Thor Nexus seized by Somali pirates on Dec 24. Adm Takerngsak said HTMS Similan and HTMS Pattani, which were part of an international effort to patrol the Gulf of Aden, reported that the pirates had already taken the cargo ship into Somali waters. To take it back by force would endanger the 27 Thai crew held hostage on board the ship. He said the navy mission had ensured that the Thai crews were safe before it decided to head home. The navy considers its mission, which lasted about four months, a success. A grand ceremony will be held to welcome back HTMS Similan and HTMS Pattani and their crews at Sattahip base, Chon Buri. Source: Bangkok Post
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