USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Pattaya with 5,000 crew members
The USS Abraham Lincoln has docked in Pattaya with 5,000 crew members. Estimated spending tops 150,000 euros, but the health risk is the bigger concern.
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USS Abraham Lincoln in Pattaya: 5,000 sailors and an incalculable impact
What happens when an aircraft carrier with 5,000 crew members docks in Pattaya, the Thai city famous for its nightlife? Early analysis points to an immediate economic impact and a health risk that no one has officially quantified.
The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln, which according to reports passed through the Strait of Hormuz, has sparked a debate about the consequences of the port call. The most widely cited calculation: if each crew member spends an average of 30 euros on local services, total spending would come to around 150,000 euros. In a tourism-dependent economy, that is no small figure.
But the impact is not only economic. Some point out that the choice of Pattaya as a port of call hardly seems accidental, given the city's profile. Others warn of the health consequences: outbreaks of sensual transmitted infections that could spread both among the sailors and the local population. The history of naval port calls in cities with a sens industry usually leaves a trail of infections and, at times, unplanned pregnancies. Some analyses even speculate about a rise in births of mixed-race children over the next nine months.
In any case, the debate leaves an open question: is the port call a logistical decision or a treat for the troops? The answer, as is almost always the case, is probably a bit of both.
What happens when an aircraft carrier with 5,000 crew members docks in Pattaya, the Thai city famous for its nightlife? Early analysis points to an immediate economic impact and a health risk that no one has officially quantified.
The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln, which according to reports passed through the Strait of Hormuz, has sparked a debate about the consequences of the port call. The most widely cited calculation: if each crew member spends an average of 30 euros on local services, total spending would come to around 150,000 euros. In a tourism-dependent economy, that is no small figure.
But the impact is not only economic. Some point out that the choice of Pattaya as a port of call hardly seems accidental, given the city's profile. Others warn of the health consequences: outbreaks of sensual transmitted infections that could spread both among the sailors and the local population. The history of naval port calls in cities with a sens industry usually leaves a trail of infections and, at times, unplanned pregnancies. Some analyses even speculate about a rise in births of mixed-race children over the next nine months.
In any case, the debate leaves an open question: is the port call a logistical decision or a treat for the troops? The answer, as is almost always the case, is probably a bit of both.
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