PMO Director Phuriphat Teerakulpisit announced in an order posted in his office and distributed to media, “To support the policy of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), in order to re-organise areas, boats may not enter or moor closer than 500 metres from the Royal Thai Naval Third Command area, in order to ensure the security of the Navy.”
The coordinates of the no-go area boundary around the Navy base are as follows: 07 48 22.0N, 098 24 16.0E; 07 48 08.0N, 098 24 08.5E; 07 48 16.5N, 098 23 22.3E; and 07 48 30.0N, 098 24 01.3E.
There are also limits to where vessels may stop at the Deep Sea Port. The following areas are places where only the defined types of vessels may anchor or moor:
Cargo vessels drawing 10-16 metres: 07 48 25.5N, 098 25 20.7E; 07 48 41.5N, 098 25 49.1E; 07 48 55.5N, 098 25 41.3E; and 07 48 39.5N, 098 25 12.4E.
Passenger vessels drawing 6-10 metres: 07 48 39.5N, 098 25 12.4E; 07 48 55.5N, 098 25 41.3E; 07 49 09.5N, 098 25 34.6E; and 07 48 54.1N, 098 25 05.0E.
Tankers drawing 3-5 metres: 07 48 54.10N, 098 25 05.0E; 07 49 09.5N, 098 25 34.6E; 07 49 15.5N, 098 25 31.6E; and 07 49 00.0N, 098 25 02.8E.
Small vessels drawing 2-4 metres: 07 49 00.0N, 098 25 02.8E; 07 49 15.5N, 098 25 31.6E; 07 49 21.0N, 098 25 28.2E; and 07 49 06.1N, 098 24 59.0E.
Vessels that are out of service or awaiting repair may anchor in the appropriate areas around the port (though not around the Navy base). They may remain there for no longer than 15 days and must have crew on board around the clock.
“Anyone who breaks these regulations will be punished with the most severe penalties,” Mr Phuripat added.