Thailand’s 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 her electrical controls on Sunday evening. Footage shared by the Navy showed crew members surviving in a life raft.
On Monday, authorities said they had rescued 75 sailors, but 31 were still missing in rough seas.
Search teams worked through the night to find survivors, with the operation continuing Monday with the help of the Air Force.
The Navy also announced an investigation into the cause of the disaster.
“This has hardly ever happened in the history of our force, especially for a ship still in operation,” Admiral Pogkrong Monthardpalin’s spokesman told the BBC.
Footage shared by the navy on Twitter showed crew members wrapped in blankets and receiving treatment after being rescued. Some were airlifted to hospital.
Other images showed sailors from the Sukhothai in a life raft, having jumped from the sinking ship.
An unnamed crew member said he was in the water for several hours before being rescued.
“The waves were quite high, around three meters, when the ship sank,” he said in a clip shared with local media. “I put on the life jacket and jumped in. I swam for three hours.”