31 crew members missing after Thai warship sinks
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 31 of the crew members of a warship went missing after a Royal Thai Navy corvette sank in the Gulf of Thailand.
A massive rescue operation involving warships and helicopters was launched in search of the crew members of HTMS Sukhothai warship which sank off Prachuap Khiri Khan province, south of the capital Bangkok, on Sunday.
Royal Thai Navy said “strong wind waves” caused disturbance in the rescue operation.
The corvette had suffered a power failure and subsequent flooding before it sank.
The navy said water had “flown into the electrical system” causing electricity outages and “major machines stopped working.”
It added that 75 crew members were rescued.
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