A Thai navy ship sank in the Gulf of Thailand and ships and helicopters are working to rescue sailors from the water.
As of midmorning (local time), 75 sailors had been rescued and 31 were still in the water, the navy said.
Strong winds blew seawater onto the HTMS Sukhothai corvette and knocked out its electrical system on Sunday evening. The Royal Thai Navy dispatched three frigates and two helicopters with mobile pumping machines to try to assist the disabled ship by removing the seawater but it couldn’t do so because of strong winds.
The loss of power allowed more seawater to flow into the vessel, causing it to list and sink.
It occurred while the warship was on patrol at sea 32km from the pier at Bangsaphan district in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.
