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Description: HTMS Chang Wreck, Ko Chang, Thailand (Gulf of Thailand)
Location ID: Thailand

Water depth: 30.0 meters

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Identified as: T-178

Matched by: Unmatched first encounter

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Occurrence ID: 4975ed59-5277-4e99-a4be-307fbaee615b

Contact Information

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Alex Beuchel
thaiscubacom@gmail.com
Thai-Scuba.com

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Metadata

Number: b4eb9bc8-17b5-498b-b390-97a38f1f96f7

Date created:	2015-02-04
Date last edited:	2024-09-03 00:35:36

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Measurements

Type	Size	Units
Length	4.5	Meters	personal guess
Water Temperature		Celsius

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Water Temperature	(Celsius)

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Date

2015-01-12 11:00
Verbatim Event Date: None

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Attributes

Taxonomy Rhincodon typus

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Status: alive

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Sex: unknown

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Noticeable scarring: slight scarring on right side (but did not appear to have been an open wound) - see picture attached

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Behavior: swam past wreck at 25m depth and observed divers from distance, turned around and swam up to the level of the dive group; swam across the wreck to other side, turned around once more to seek close observation of dive group, then at 5m depth. Later on re-appeared near the dive boat as we were about to surface.

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Additional comments:
video upload on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/Pc5fdJZvGlk?t=1m13s

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Encounter of T-178