The Thai navy says 31 sailors are missing after the corvette, HTMS Sukhothai, with a crew of 100 capsized and sank during a storm in the Gulf of Thailand. The ship sank around 23:30 local time Sunday (16:30 GMT) after being struck by large waves, which caused down-flooding, knocking out the ship’s power.
The BBC reports that search crews worked through the night to find survivors, with the operation continuing on Monday with air force assistance.
The ship had been on a patrol 32km (20 miles) east of Bang Saphan, in the Prachuap Khiri Khan province, when it got caught in the storm on Sunday.
HTMS Sukhothai was one of two Ratanakosin class corvettes built for the Royal Thai Navy in the United States. The ship was commissioned in 1987.
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The Maritime Executive website is saying that the crew numbered 110 and all were successfully rescued by other Thai navy vessels and helicopters.
This has been corrected in a more current article.