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- One of the two Thai ships returns to port at Sattahip naval base on Thursday morning, 137 days after it left on Sept 10. The anti-piracy mission ended on Dec 31.

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The sailors' families gather at Chuk Samet naval base in Sattahip district, Chon Buri, with smiles and flowers in a welcome-home ceremony chaired by Admiral Kamthorn Phumhiran, the navy commander-in-chief.

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Sailors embark from HTMS Similan which, along with HTMS Pattani, took part in the international effort to patrol the Gulf of Aden.

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The returning sailors are welcomed home in a grand ceremony organised by the Royal Thai Navy.

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After more than four months at sea keeping at bay pirates off the coast of Somalia, Thai sailors arrive home and back into the arms of their families.

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Home at last: A reunion scene for one of the 351 sailors who joined the international anti-piracy mission

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Two Thai navy ships assigned to the international anti-piracy task force off Somalia -- HTMS Similan and HTMS Pattani -- arrive home on Thursday morning after 137 days of patrolling the Gulf of Aden.Photos by Jetjaras Na Ranong

  • Published: 20 Jan 2011
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