Bangkok: A Thai Navy warship sank in the Gulf of Thailand on Sunday evening, after which 75 marines were rescued while 31 are still stranded at sea. Rescue is going on. The Navy said that a ship and a helicopter were deployed on Monday to evacuate the marines from the water.
High waves caused seawater to enter the HTML Sukhothai corvette and damage its electrical system. ‘The Royal Thai Navy has dispatched three warships (frigates) and two helicopters with mobile pumping machines to pump out seawater from the warship and rescue the marines.
However, the rescue operation was hampered due to high waves and he drowned due to a failure of the electrical system. The accident occurred when the warship Prachuap was patrolling at sea 32 km from the pier in Bang Saphan district in Kheri Khan province. The coldest time of the year is now underway in northern and central Thailand. Far southern Thailand recently experienced storms and floods. Ships have also been asked to remain ashore.
