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Southeast Asia
Corvette crash kills 18 in Thailand
2022-12-26
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] Death toll from shipwreck in Thailand rises to 18

At least 18 sailors have died in the crash of the Thai Navy's Sukhothai corvette. This is stated in the report of the Royal Navy published on December 25.

According to the military, out of 105 crew members, 76 people survived, 18 people died. Earlier it was reported about six dead.

“The identities of 11 officers are being established,” the Navy said. “ Eleven people are listed as missing .”

As REGNUM reported , on the evening of December 18, the ship's electrical system failed. The corvette began to fill with water, tilted and sank. The incident happened 32 km from the pier in the Bangsaphan area in Prachuap Khirihan province.
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Posted by:badanov

#2  I was soooo hopeful.

Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-26 11:35  

#1  Not a crash: took on water, listed, sank
Posted by: Frank G   2022-12-26 07:14  

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