Thailand navy ship sinks stranding more than 100 sailors - BBC

A Thai naval vessel capsized during a tempest successful the Gulf of Thailand connected Sunday night, leaving much than 100 sailors needing to beryllium rescued.

Authorities said determination were inactive 28 sailors stranded successful the h2o connected Monday, aft the HTMAS Sukhotai sank.

No fatalities person been reported, but 3 unit members are successful a captious condition.

Officials said the vessel went down aft it took connected water, flooding its hull and short-circuiting its powerfulness room.

With the powerfulness lost, unit battled to clasp power of the vessel which listed onto its broadside earlier sinking astir 23:30 section clip Sunday (16:30 GMT).

The vessel had been connected a patrol successful waters conscionable 32km (20 miles) disconnected the seashore of Bang Saphan district, successful the Prachuap Khiri Khan province, erstwhile it got caught successful the tempest connected Sunday.

Dramatic pictures posted by the Thai Navy's Twitter relationship amusement the vas listing onto its starboard side, and back-up rescue ships trying to find survivors successful the choppy waters.

Three naval ships and helicopters were sent to assist, but lone the frigate HTMAS Kraburi reached the vas earlier it sank. The frigate rescued 78 of the 106 sailors connected committee the Sukhotai, the navy said.

It was inactive retrieving the different 28 soldiers, 3 of whom were successful a captious condition, the navy said.

It's unclear if they person each been located. As of Monday morning, determination were inactive 28 of the 106 unit "in the water" - the navy said successful a statement.

Authorities said the hunt continued done the nighttime to find each the crew.

Local media person published pictures showing aesculapian unit astatine the dock taking unit members disconnected successful stretchers.