Capt. Chaiya Tiemchayapan and a
Royal Thai Navy patrol group explore a storied peak on Koh Kood.
Patcharapol Panrak
A Royal Thai Navy patrol group and Trat residents explored a
storied peak on Koh Kood that to them resembles three parked warships, as well
as a cave containing ancient pottery.
The squadron assigned to patrol the Thai-Cambodian border
waters inspected a mountain on the large Gulf of Thailand island July 21, taking
a four-wheel drive vehicle about 19 kilometers from Yai Bau Pier to scout the
area.
Capt. Chaiya Tiemchayapan, former border patrol commander,
indeed found the peak, which he said looked like three ships parked in a row.
The hill obviously was known and explored before, as a statute of Prince
Chumphon, a Buddha figure and a pavilion were nearby.
Vice Adm. Chumpol Wongwekhin nonetheless saw the visit a
chance to solicit government officials, navy members and residents for funds to
build a temple at Wat Ratbumrung by offering robes to monks according to the
Border Stability Development and Security project.
He took the opportunity to visit the “warship mountain” in
the center of Koh Kood and paid his respects to the statue of the prince,
considered the father of the Thai navy.
He said there has been a long-standing saying that those who
have visited Koh Kood but did not visit the warship mountain and pay respects to
the prince’s statue, haven’t really toured Koh Kood.
Currently, there are possibilities that navy and government
officials have given importance to this finding and in the near future, tourists
may be able to visit the warship mountain and will be able to pay their respects
to Sadet Tia.
