The largest US Navy ship and contingent ever to visit Phuket disembarked at the Deep Sea Port for a 5 day stay.

On Tuesday, members of the media including NBT were invited to see and go aboard the huge aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, over 1000 feet long and 20 stories tall, moored in Ao Makham Bay alongside 2 other US navy ships, the USS Chancellorsville and USS Gridley, with another USS Howard on the way here, bringing about 6-7,000 sailors to visit Phuket until this weekend. On board the huge ship, which was named after the former President of the United States and costing 140 billion baht to build, with many more to equip with over 80 aircraft inside and on the flight deck, there were also 2 Thai-born sailors, Tanan Tangpradabkul, 20 years old and Joe Chotiwat Makaratad, 40, working in the ship and visiting Phuket for the 1st time. The ship even has its own newspaper and TV station. A press conference was given by Rear Admiral Scott Hebner, Commander of Carrier Strike Group Seven, based on USS Ronald Reagan.

Special Thanks:
Andaman News NBT (VHF dial) + Radio Thailand FM90.5 at 8.30am & perhaps repeats on Phuket Cable TV channel 1 at 7pm & 1am, broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces & maybe Mazz Radio FM108 at 7pm in Phuket Thailand.

Website: http://thainews.prd.go.th/newsenglish/.

Source: Thailand National News Bureau