The Thai navy says 31 sailors are missing after a warship carrying more than 100 crew capsized and sank during a storm in the Gulf of Thailand.

HTMS Sukhothai sank after water flooded its power controls on Sunday night. Images shared by the navy showed some crew who survived in a life raft.

On Monday, authorities said they had rescued 75 sailors, but 31 were still missing in rough seas.
Search crews worked through the night to find survivors, with the operation continuing on Monday with air force assistance.

Footage shared by the navy on Twitter showed crew members wrapped in blankets and receiving treatment after they had been rescued. Some were being airlifted to hospital.

Other images showed sailors from the Sukhothai in a life raft, having jumped from the sinking vessel.
One unnamed crew member said he had been in the water for several hours before he was rescued.

 

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