Situation command centre set up to salvage sunken cargo ship off Phuket Situation command centre set up to salvage sunken cargo ship off Phuket
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2026
Thai-MECC has established a situation command centre to coordinate the salvage of the Panama-flagged cargo ship SEALLOYD ARC, which sank off Phuket, with operations split between oil-spill response and a search for floating containers as authorities work through visibility limits, equipment shortages and a delayed crane barge.