Thai navy ships and helicopters were searching on Monday for more than two dozen sailors still missing more than 12 hours after a warship sank in rough seas overnight in the Gulf of Thailand.
Thai navy ships and helicopters are searching for more than 30 sailors still missing more than 12 hours after their warship sank in rough seas in the Gulf of Thailand
<div class="at-above-post addthis tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/thai-navy-ship-sinks-rescue-underway-for-sailors-in-water/"></div>BANGKOK (AP) Thai navy ships and helicopters searched Monday for more than 30 sailors still missing more than 17 hours after their warship sank in rough seas in the Gulf of Thailand. As of Monday afternoon, 75 sailors from the HTMS Sukhothai corvette had been rescued and 31 were still missing, the navy said. […]<! AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get the excerpt ><div class="at-below-post addthis tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/thai-navy-ship-sinks-rescue-underway-for-sailors-in-water/
A rescued crew member had to float in the sea for three hours before he was rescued. He said the ship was buffeted by 3-metre high waves as it was sinking.