A Thai navy ship sunk in the Gulf of Thailand after strong winds blew seawater onto the HTMS Sukhothai corvette and knocked out its electrical system Sunday evening.
As per reports, the incident occurred while the warship was on patrol at sea 32 kilometers (20 miles) from the pier at Bangsaphan district in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.
Soon after the incident, the Royal Thai Navy dispatched three frigates and two helicopters with mobile pumping machines to try to assist the disabled ship by removing the seawater but it couldnot do so because of the strong winds.
As of today, 75 sailors had been rescued while 31 were still in the water, the navy said.
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