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Officials demand B12mn over cargo ship reef damage

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June 27, 2025

THAI AUTHORITIES ARE SEEKING B12 million in compensation from the owners of a Myanmar cargo ship that ran aground near the Surin Islands and caused extensive damage to coral reefs.

Officials demand B12mn over cargo ship reef damage

The claim was filed by Surin Islands National Park following the June 1 incident, when the MV Ayar Linn, carrying 3,000 bags of cement and over 7,700 litres of diesel fuel, struck a reef and sank in Jak Bay, at the northern end of Mu Ko Surin.

The wreck remains submerged and continues to pose a serious threat to the marine ecosystem.

After the incident, the Phang Nga Marine Office issued an order banning the use of unsafe or unseaworthy vessels and mandated the salvage, dismantling, and removal of the Ayar Linn.

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