Thailand's navy says it has found one survivor and recovered five bodies from a Thai warship that sank over the weekend in rough seas in the Gulf of Thailand.
A rescued sailor from HTMS Sukhothai corvette is transferred on land at the Bangsaphan deep port in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. The warship sank on Sunday in rough seas in the Gulf of Thailand. Rescuers found a survivor and recovered five bodies from a Thai warship that sank over the weekend in the Gulf of Thailand, navy officials said Tuesday, as hopes faded for two dozen people still missing.
Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Chonlathis Navanugraha said the survivor and the bodies, along with some debris, were found about 60 kilometers from where the ship sank. He said the United States, Britain and Malaysia have offered to help in the search. He was quoted by the Thai Rath newspaper as saying search efforts had been accelerated, but the missing could not be expected to survive in the sea for longer than two days.
The search is gradually moving south to take into account the currents, Capt. Kraipich Korawee-Paparwit, commander of one of the rescue ships, told Thai PBS television.
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