[v1r]

"The Royal Thai Navy's corvette HTMS Sukhothai sunk today in the gulf of Thailand at the middle of the stromy sea. The ship said to lost both engine and water rushed in, caused the ship to lost stability and sunk. No one die in this accident." At least 14 died and several are still missing.

[kellyhound]

The ship developed a heavy list after electrical systems and pumps failed due to flooding. The failures were caused by sea water entering an exhaust port in heavy seas, which led to a short circuit in the ship's electrical system. Sailors have been rescued from the water, however 33 crew members out of more than 100 were missing as of December 19.

[Hogmann]

Need some guys in flip-flops pointing at bubbles in the ocean

[houseoftechno]

Jeepers. What a clusterfuck scenario. Sounds like they did not seal off an engine exhaust pipe (either check valve failure or failure by sailors to close an exhaust hatch or valve, as the case may be) and filled up the boat with sea water.

33 souls missing and a lost Navy corvette. The details will kill you on the open seas!

[kellyhound]

Seven more bodies were found floating in the sea on Saturday, bringing the unofficial death toll from the sunken HTMS Sukhothai to 14, as the search for the 15 remaining missing sailors neared the end of its sixth day.

A navy source said HTMS Taksin found the first body at 11.37am and HTMS Kraburi recovered it from the sea. At 12.10pm, patrol ship 113 found a body and HTMS Kraburi recovered it. An aircraft detected another body at 12.15pm and HTMS Taksin recovered it from the sea.

On Friday, another body was found near the spot where HTMS Sukhothai sank in the Gulf of Thailand. Pending confirmation of the identities of all bodies found on Friday and Saturday, the known death toll would rise to 14.

However, the official figure of dead crewmen and the number still missing has yet to be released by the navy.

Royal Thai Navy spokesman Adm Pokkrong Monthatpalin said earlier on Saturday that an air and sea search by the navy and other agencies was continuing. Diving teams were also active at the spot where HTMS Sukhothai sank.

He said divers from HTMS Kraburi were looking for missing crew who might be trapped inside the sunken ship, and will survey the vessel ahead of a salvage operation. However, strong undersea currents are hampering dive operations, he added.

HTMS Sukhothai, with 105 people on board, capsized on Sunday night as it was patrolling in rough seas off Bang Saphan district in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.

Seventy-six sailors were rescued alive. Of the 14 bodies recovered, eight have been officially confirmed as being crewmen from the ship.

[v1r]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

Seven more bodies were found floating in the sea on Saturday, bringing the unofficial death toll from the sunken HTMS Sukhothai to 14, as the search for the 15 remaining missing sailors neared the end of its sixth day.

A navy source said HTMS Taksin found the first body at 11.37am and HTMS Kraburi recovered it from the sea. At 12.10pm, patrol ship 113 found a body and HTMS Kraburi recovered it. An aircraft detected another body at 12.15pm and HTMS Taksin recovered it from the sea.

On Friday, another body was found near the spot where HTMS Sukhothai sank in the Gulf of Thailand. Pending confirmation of the identities of all bodies found on Friday and Saturday, the known death toll would rise to 14.

However, the official figure of dead crewmen and the number still missing has yet to be released by the navy.

Royal Thai Navy spokesman Adm Pokkrong Monthatpalin said earlier on Saturday that an air and sea search by the navy and other agencies was continuing. Diving teams were also active at the spot where HTMS Sukhothai sank.

He said divers from HTMS Kraburi were looking for missing crew who might be trapped inside the sunken ship, and will survey the vessel ahead of a salvage operation. However, strong undersea currents are hampering dive operations, he added.

HTMS Sukhothai, with 105 people on board, capsized on Sunday night as it was patrolling in rough seas off Bang Saphan district in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.

Seventy-six sailors were rescued alive. Of the 14 bodies recovered, eight have been officially confirmed as being crewmen from the ship.

Thanks for the update Kelly!

[Guns N' Coffee]

From Wiki:

Ordered for the Royal Thai Navy on 9 May 1983, the ship was laid down by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company in Tacoma, Washington, on 26 March 1984. Sukhothai was launched on 20 July 1986. The ship was the last major vessel to be completed at Tacoma Boatbuilding's Yard 1 on the Hylebos Waterway. Sukhothai was commissioned into the Royal Thai Navy on 10 June 1987.
Tacoma Boat was established in 1926 and built many boats during World War II. The shipyard grew rapidly in the 1970s and early 1980s but got into difficulty with several large government contracts and filed for Chapter 11 protection in 1985. It emerged from bankruptcy in 1986 but could not recover and closed in 1992.