BANGKOK – Three more bodies have been recovered from the waters on Wednesday after a Thai warship sank during a storm in the Gulf of Thailand on Dec 18.
Navy spokesperson Pogkrong Montradpalin said as of 5 pm (local time) on Wednesday, the rescue team had recovered the bodies of 24 missing sailors.
“The search continues for another five missing sailors,” he said.
He added that a total of four bodies were found today and an autopsy and identification process would be conducted to confirm their identities.
Earlier today, the search team recovered the body of a missing sailor on the coast of Koh Samet in Chumphon province at 8.20 am (local time).
On Dec 18, the corvette, HTMS Sukhothai carrying 105 sailors suffered an engine malfunction and sank about 20 nautical miles off the Prachuap Khiri Khan province at about 11.30 pm (local time).
A massive search and rescue operation was launched and a total of 76 sailors have been rescued so far. – Bernama
