"US Navy saves Thailand tourism!" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 06 Mar 2020 8:16 p.m. PST |
…Thousands of U.S. Navy sailors in Thailand for the Cobra Gold joint military exercise washed up on Pattaya's thirsty shores, splashing cash around a city where tourism dried up after the Chinese tours left… link Not worried about coronavirus, apparently…  |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 06 Mar 2020 8:30 p.m. PST |
And in related news… The U.S. Pacific Fleet has ordered all ships and afloat units in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility to remain at sea for 14 days between port visits, a quarantining restriction intended to limit transmission and exposure to the coronavirus, a Navy official said Thursday… link |
| Thresher01 | 06 Mar 2020 8:48 p.m. PST |
I'm hearing the effects are lasting longer than normal, and some people might be able to transmit the disease to others, before they even have it, so not sure 14 days is enough. Ah well, it will be interesting to see how this plays out. |
| USAFpilot | 07 Mar 2020 8:02 a.m. PST |
I've deployed to Exercise Cobra Gold back in the 90's. Being in the Air Force I stayed at a nice hotel in Pattaya. It was a strange place, capitalism run amuck. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 08 Mar 2020 12:41 p.m. PST |
So how are horny sailors going to release all their pent-up energy in Bangkok now? |
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