Photographs show there are no human remains in the mystery shipping container on the seabed off Chon Buri's Sattahip district, marine expert Thorn Thamrongnawasawat said on Thursday.
Divers had inserted a camera through a hole about 60 centimetres wide and photographed the inside, Mr Thorn said.
Although three sharks were seen sleeping inside the 6 metre by 3 metre container, this was not grounds to conclude it did not contain toxic substances.
A mud sample had been collected for further study, he said.
The committee responsible for investigating this and other dumped containers thought to be nearby will meet to discuss the findings, he said.
Relatives of many victims of the Black May uprising in 1992 have demanded the containers be salvaged to see if they contain the remains of their missing loved ones. There have been many rumours over the years of human skeletons being seen on the ocean floor in the area.
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