BANGKOK, Dec 19 (TNA) – Three sailors were seriously injured while 78 out of all 106 sailors were being rescued from their sinking HTMS Sukhothai corvette off Prachuap Khiri Khan province on Dec 18.
Royal Thai Navy spokesman Adm Pokkrong Monthatpalin said HTMS Sukhothai listed in stormy sea while patrolling about 20 miles off Bang Saphan district, Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Seawater entered its engine through its exhaust pipe. Its electricity generator and machines then stopped and the vessel broke down. Seawater then poured in the ship quickly and caused it to list.
Two naval ships and two helicopters were quickly deployed in the scene to rescue the 106 crewmembers of HTMS Sukhothai. The Royal Thai Navy reported at 7am on Dec 19 that 28 sailors remained in the sea.
HTMS Sukhothai sank at 11.30pm on Dec 18 due to the ingress of seawater. (TNA)
