Potonuo ratni brod, helikopteri i brodovi tragaju za 33 nestala mornara

Tajlandska vojska angažirala je u ponedjeljak ratne brodove i helikoptere u pokušaju da locira 33 mornara koji su nestali nakon što je jedna korveta potonula tokom noći u uzburkanim vodama Tajlandskog zaljeva, saopćila je mornarica, prenosi Reuters.

The moment the Royal Thai Navy's corvette HTMS Sukhothai sank last night in the gulf of #Thailand during a storm

The ship lost both engines after water rushed in, causing it to lose stability & sink.

78 rescued, air & sea search underway for 31 missing.pic.twitter.com/TTcw5fCJoi pic.twitter.com/yCFjHi2dS9

— Indo-Pacific News – Geo-Politics & Military News (@IndoPac_Info) December 19, 2022

Tri broda i dva helikoptera su upućeni da pronađu nestale pred obalom provincije Prachuap Khiri Khan, južno od Bangkoka, nakon što je ratni brod HTMS Sukhothai pretrpio kvar na mašinama i potonuo neposredno prije ponoći oko 20 nautičkih milja od obale.

#BREAKING : A Thai navy ship sunk in the Gulf of Thailand due to storm. Strong winds blew seawater onto the HTMS Sukhothai corvette and knocked out its electrical system.75 sailors had been rescued and 31 were still in the water. pic.twitter.com/51YwPQQmPa

— Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) December 19, 2022

U spasilačkoj misiji tokom noći po lošem vremenu spašena su 73 od 106 mornara sa broda, saopćila je mornarica, dok su preostala 33 bila primorana da napuste brod.