{"id":60958,"date":"2026-09-02T04:40:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T04:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=60958"},"modified":"2026-09-02T04:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T04:43:27","slug":"after-over-200-days-at-sea-u-s-aircraft-carrier-arrives-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=60958","title":{"rendered":"After over 200 days at sea, U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Reuters)\u0f0b\u0f0b\u0f0b\u0f0b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LAEM CHABANG, Thailand, Sept 2  &#8211; U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln steamed into Thailand&#8217;s Laem Chabang on Wednesday morning after more than \u200b200 days at sea, including a long deployment in the \u200cMiddle East, amid reports of mental health concerns and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/hegseth-says-reports-about-poor-conditions-aboard-carrier-are-misrepresented-2026-08-13\/\">deteriorating conditions<\/a>\u00a0aboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lincoln, with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard, has set a modern-day record for \u200bconsecutive days at sea, according to Democratic lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Typically naval deployments \u200bare for between six and nine months, but during \u2060times of conflict that can be extended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompanied by other U.S. naval \u200bvessels, the aircraft carrier will stop in Thailand \u2014 the United States&#8217; \u200bonly treaty partner in mainland Southeast Asia \u2014 for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/uss-abraham-lincoln-dock-thailand-next-week-thai-official-says-2026-08-25\/\">rest and recuperation<\/a>&nbsp;for five days, according to Thai officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrival of thousands of military personnel has raised&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/us-carrier-visit-thailands-pattaya-lifts-hope-sex-tourism-risk-2026-08-31\/\">hopes of \u200ban economic boost<\/a>&nbsp;in the nearby resort city of Pattaya, \u200bwhich also has a long-standing reputation as a sex tourism destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fleet of around \u200c40 \u2060buses will ferry the military personnel between Pattaya and the port at Laem Chabang where the vessels will dock, Pattaya Mayor Poramase Ngampiches said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There are certain places and activities that the personnel are \u200bprohibited from participating \u200bin, such \u2060as all kinds of water sports, jet skiing, bungee jumping, wrestling, and boxing,&#8221; he told Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police will \u200bdeploy additional patrols around Pattaya&#8217;s main beachfront and nightlife \u200bdistrict, \u2060following raids over the weekend that led to 40 to 50 people being detained for suspected prostitution, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although illegal in Thailand, the \u2060sex industry \u200bis openly visible in major tourism \u200bhubs, including parts of Bangkok and Pattaya, despite occasional crackdowns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters)\u0f0b\u0f0b\u0f0b\u0f0b LAEM CHABANG, Thailand, Sept 2 &#8211; U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln steamed into Thailand&#8217;s Laem Chabang on Wednesday morning after more than \u200b200 days at sea, including a long deployment in the \u200cMiddle East, amid reports of mental health concerns and\u00a0deteriorating conditions\u00a0aboard. 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