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Aug 09

Thai Tanks Dumped into the Sea

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Monday 9th August, 2010 at 22:20:17| Words: 97 words | Category: News Photos

Officials and workers lower a discarded tank into the sea from a Thai military ship off the coast of the southern province of Narathiwat on August 9, 2010. The Thai military dropped old tanks into the Gulf of Thailand which are expected to serve as artificial reefs for coral to help rehabilitate the marine ecology of the region. (Getty Images)


Officials dump a Chinese-made T-69 armoured tank into the Gulf of Thailand, near the southern Narathiwat province August 9, 2010. The 25 decommissioned Thai-army tanks will form artificial corals to improve the marine ecosystems and increase fish stock in the area. (Reuters)



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