Letalonosilka USS Abraham Lincoln je po dolgotrajni misiji na Bližnjem vzhodu in poročilih o težavah z duševnim zdravjem posadke prispela v tajsko pristanišče. Lokalni trgovci v Pattayi pričakujejo velik zaslužek.
epa13205956 The US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) sails to dock at the Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Laem Chabang, Chonburi province, Thailand, 02 September 2026. The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard and other vessels from its Carrier Strike Group, is docked with personnel to come ashore in Thailand from 02 to 06 September 2026, to rest and recuperate while the warship replenishes supplies after an extended deployment for operations in the Middle East. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
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Ameriška letalonosilka USS Abraham Lincoln je po 286 dneh plovbe prispela v tajsko pristanišče Laem Chabang. Na ladji pluje približno pet tisoč mornarjev in marincev, ki so sodelovali v vojaških operacijah in pomorski blokadi med spopadi z Iranom na Bližnjem vzhodu. Plovilo je na morju preživelo rekordno število zaporednih dni za sodobni čas. Dolgotrajna misija je po neuradnih informacijah močno vplivala na posadko, saj nekateri viri omenjajo težave z duševnim zdravjem in slabšanje bivalnih pogojev na ladji.
epa13205951 Sailors gather next to jet fighters on the US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) before docking at the Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Laem Chabang, Chonburi province, Thailand, 02 September 2026. The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard and other vessels from its Carrier Strike Group, is docked with personnel to come ashore in Thailand from 02 to 06 September 2026, to rest and recuperate while the warship replenishes supplies after an extended deployment for operations in the Middle East. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
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The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, with the Pattaya skyline in backdrop, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
Chalinee Thirasupa
Letalonosilka in spremljevalna plovila bodo na Tajskem ostala pet dni. Predstavniki tajskih oblasti poudarjajo, da obisk nima povezave z bližnjevzhodnim konfliktom, temveč služi izključno počitku, okrevanju posadke in logistični oskrbi, poroča tiskovna agencija Reuters. Poveljnik udarne skupine Robert E. Loughran je ob prihodu pohvalil izjemno strokovnost svoje ekipe in poudaril, da so mornarji dosegli resnično zgodovinske uspehe.
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and other aircraft on the deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as it docks at Laem Chabang Port for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
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Rja na trupu in priprave v turističnem mestu
Letalonosilka s široko palubo, ki nosi najsodobnejša bojna letala F-35 in helikopterje, je v pristanišče priplula v sredo zgodaj zjutraj. Nedaleč stran, v kraju Sri Racha, je pristal tudi raketni rušilec USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Obe ladji nosita vidne posledice dolge plovbe, saj opazovalci na trupih ob vodni gladini opažajo rjaste madeže in poškodovano barvo.
epa13205989 The US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) sails to dock at the Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Laem Chabang, Chonburi province, Thailand, 02 September 2026. The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard and other vessels from its Carrier Strike Group, is docked with personnel to come ashore in Thailand from 02 to 06 September 2026, to rest and recuperate while the warship replenishes supplies after an extended deployment for operations in the Middle East. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
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Personnel and aircraft on the deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as it sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Chalinee Thirasupa
Prihod tisočih vojakov je vzbudil velika pričakovanja v bližnjem letoviškem mestu Pattaya, ki sicer slovi kot središče spolnega turizma. Župan Poramase Ngampiches je pojasnil, da bodo organizirali floto približno štiridesetih avtobusov za prevoz vojakov med pristaniščem in mestom. Hkrati je opozoril, da imajo mornarji stroga pravila. "Vojaško osebje ne sme sodelovati v določenih aktivnostih, kot so vodni športi, vožnja z vodnimi skuterji, skoki z elastiko, rokoborba in boks," je pojasnil župan.
The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, with the Pattaya skyline in backdrop, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
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Lokalni trgovci upajo na dodaten zaslužek
Lokalna policija je pred prihodom Američanov okrepila patrulje okoli glavne plaže in območja z nočnimi lokali. Policisti so konec tedna izvedli več racij in pridržali več deset oseb zaradi suma prostitucije. Čeprav tajska zakonodaja prepoveduje spolno industrijo, ta v turističnih središčih pogosto deluje povsem javno.
The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, with the Pattaya skyline in backdrop, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
Chalinee Thirasupa
F-35 Lightning II aircraft and other fighter jets on the deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as it sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
Chalinee Thirasupa
Lokalni prodajalci kljub temu težko skrivajo navdušenje nad prihodom ameriške mornarice. Prodajalka oblačil Kadsalin Ketpa je pred obiskom napolnila zaloge s košarkarskimi majicami in hlačami z motivi slonov. "Zadnje čase je bilo zelo mirno. Upam, da bodo mornarji povečali našo prodajo," je dejala.
People watch as the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Chalinee Thirasupa
The U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
Chalinee Thirasupa
Podobno razmišljajo tudi ponudniki ulične hrane. Prodajalec Saroch je dodal, da obiski ameriške vojske vedno prinašajo dobre zaslužke, saj vojaki iščejo sprostitev, pijačo in zabavo po dolgih mesecih na odprtem morju.
Personnel and aircraft on the deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as it sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
Chalinee Thirasupa
epa13205863 A US Navy helicopter lands on the US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) while the ship sails to dock at the Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Laem Chabang, Chonburi province, Thailand, 02 September 2026. The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard and other vessels from its Carrier Strike Group, is docked with personnel to come ashore in Thailand from 02 to 06 September 2026, to rest and recuperate while the warship replenishes supplies after an extended deployment for operations in the Middle East. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT
Rungroj Yongrit
