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Royal Thai Navy vessel sunk, search-and-rescue efforts continue

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 19 Dec 2022 10:51
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A malfunction in the Royal Thai Navy's HTMS Sukhothai floods the ship's hull 20 nautical miles away from shore.

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  • Thai Royal Navy vessel following malfunction (Royal Thai Navy)
    Thai Royal Navy vessel following malfunction (Royal Thai Navy)

The HTMS Sukhothai, a Ratanakosin-class missile corvette, of the Thai Royal Navy was patrolling 20 nautical miles off the coast of Bang Saphan district in Prachuap Khiri Khan province when it became engulfed in a storm.

The Royal Thai Navy reported late Sunday that the vessel had sunk in the Gulf of Thailand earlier on Sunday.

"The ship's operating systems stopped working, causing the ship to lose control," navy spokesperson Admiral Pogkrong Montradpalin told reporters, adding that the ship went down just after midnight.

กองทัพเรือ ชี้แจงกรณี #เรือหลวงสุโขทัย
กองทัพเรือพยายามกู้เรือเรือหลวงสุโขทัย อย่างสุดความสามารถ แต่ไม่สามารถแก้ไขสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉินได้เนื่องจากคลื่นลมแรงมาก ทำให้เรือหลวงสุโขทัยจมลงเวลา 23.30 น. เรือหลวงกระบุรี กำลังพยายามช่วยชีวิตกำลังพลของเรือหลวงสุโขทัย pic.twitter.com/vyaHfDMZcT

— กองทัพเรือ ROYAL THAI NAVY (@prroyalthainavy) December 18, 2022

Severe waves caused it to tilt starboard at a 60-degree angle and take in water. This rendered the ship's electrical power systems inoperable, causing the Sukhothai to lose propulsion. The boat began to sink as water flooded the hull.

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กองทัพเรือ ชี้แจงกรณี #เรือหลวงสุโขทัย (ต่อ)
เรือหลวงสุโขทัย ท้ายเรือเริ่มจมน้ำ เรือหลวงกระบุรี พยายามให้ความช่วยเหลือกำลังพลของเรือหลวงสุโขทัยอย่างสุดความสามารถ

ทั้งนี้ กองทัพเรือ จะดำเนินการช่วยเหลือ โดยคำนึงถึงความปลอดภัยของกำลังพลเป็นสำคัญเป็นสำคัญสุด pic.twitter.com/j9ZUgc7agf

— กองทัพเรือ ROYAL THAI NAVY (@prroyalthainavy) December 18, 2022

The Royal Navy promptly despatched an amphibious ship, HTMS Angthong, frigates HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej and HTMS Kraburi, as well as two seahawk helicopters to conduct a rescue mission.

According to an official statement, 78 members of the crew were rescued from the waters.

กองทัพเรือ ชี้แจงกรณี #เรือหลวงสุโขทัย

กองทัพเรือ ร่วมกับ เรือบริเวณใกล้เคียง ทำการค้นหากำลังพลของ เรือหลวงสุโขทัย ตลอดคืน ณ ปัจจุบันสามารถช่วยเหลือกำลังพลได้ 78 นาย จาก 106 นาย เหลืออยู่ในน้ำ 28 นาย ในจำนวนนี้ สาหัส 3 นาย pic.twitter.com/3WgQJWFk8s

— กองทัพเรือ ROYAL THAI NAVY (@prroyalthainavy) December 18, 2022

11 of those rescued were hospitalized at the Bang Saphan hospital, noting that three of the rescued were in critical condition. While the other  40 were lodged in shelters as the search-and-rescue efforts continued.

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