The Thai navy corvette was patrolling about 20 nautical miles off the coast of Bang Saphan.
Rescue crews are continuing to search for 23 crew members of the HTMS Sukhotai corvette that sank amid a storm overnight Sunday into Monday in the Gulf of Thailand.
The Thai navy corvette was patrolling about 20 nautical miles off the coast of Bang Saphan.
Amid rough seas, the ship’s electronic systems short-circuited and the corvette became unruly. The ship capsized and sank in the early hours of Monday morning.
According to the latest report from the Thai navy, six bodies were found in the wreckage area, while 76 crew members were rescued.
The last survivor was found 41 hours after the wreck, a development that rekindled the hopes of the rescue crews.
Four warships and ten aircraft are involved in the search and rescue operation.
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