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Pattaya Ban On US Navy: Two Sailors Sent Back To USS Abraham Lincoln After 'Drunken Altercation' In Nightlife Area
24htopnews | September 4, 2026 9:09 PM CST

Two US Navy sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln were sent back to the aircraft carrier after a drunken fight near Pattaya’s Walking Street in Thailand. Police described the incident as minor and said no Thai laws were broken, so no charges were filed. The sailors’ return comes during the carrier’s closely watched port visit following a lengthy deployment

Two US Navy sailors have been ordered back to the USS Abraham Lincoln after a drunken altercation in Pattaya, Thailand, during the aircraft carrier’s high-profile port visit.

The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday near Walking Street, one of Pattaya’s best-known nightlife districts. Thai police were called after a local resident reported a disturbance involving the two service members.

Pattaya police chief Colonel Anek Srathongyoo said the sailors were intoxicated and had been fighting and making noise.

“The sailors were drunk and they were fighting, making loud noise,” Anek said.


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