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Aircraft wreckage washes up on Nakhon Si Thammarat beach in Southern Thailand

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Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:16

Aircraft wreckage washed up on a beach in the southern province Nakhon Si Thammarat and provincial officers have called in aircraft specialists to investigate. A local official says locals found similar wreckage six years ago.

A 3.16 metre long, 1.80 metre wide metal piece, weighing around 70 to 80 kilograms, was found on Tha Phraya beach. There were two spots that appeared to be burned. Barnacles and shells were also sticking to the surface, an indication that it had been in the sea for some time already. The aircraft part was marked with CCBU 07ZS, and many Thais took note of the number for a lottery ticket.

The sub-district chief told Thai media that locals walking on the beach found the wreckage and contacted a community head. An aircraft specialist was sent a photo of the wreckage and confirmed it appears to be a part of an aircraft. A specialist will conduct a further investigation to determine where the wreckage came from.

SOURCE: Sanook | INN News

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Guest1

2022-03-17 12:17

The aircraft part was marked with CCBU 07ZS, and many Thais took note of the number for a lottery ticket. A lucky number, a piece of an crashed airplane, no one knows off? Sick!

KaptainRob

2022-03-17 15:52

4 hours ago, HolyCowCm said: Probably very highly unlikely it is from MH370, unless the currents did a magical floating into that area throught the passages inbetween the land masses and Indian Ocean. But weirder things have happened so curious…

HolyCowCm

2022-03-17 21:04

5 hours ago, KaptainRob said: Those parts are most likely off an old model helicopter, certainly not from a modern airplane. Could be from a failed rocket or a fallen booster as far as I would know. Will be interesting…

PapayaBokBok

2022-03-17 23:05

2 hours ago, HolyCowCm said: Could be from a failed rocket or a fallen booster as far as I would know. Will be interesting to find out what it’s from. Spirit air??? :)

Rookiescot

2022-04-06 11:44

Did we ever find out where this piece of aircraft came from?

Petch Petpailin

Petpailin, or Petch, is a Thai translator and writer for The Thaiger focusing on Thai news and what's happening in Thailand. She is a news writer who stops reading news on the weekends to spend more time cafe hopping and petting dwarf shrimp.

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