The Royal Thai Navy is working to restore the sunken warship HTMS Sukhothai and figure out the reason for its breakdown in December of in 2015.
Royal Thai Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm Choengchai Chomchoengpaet stated the navy is presently looking for certified professionals to restore the Sukhothai, a Ratanakosin-class corvette that sank off the coast of Prachuap Khiri Khan province on December 18th, 2022. Nevertheless, he voiced issue that the healing would be challenging due to the vessel having actually sunk to approximately 50 meters, making salvage tough without running the risk of more damage to the vessel.
The navy chief included that salvage is approximated to cost more than 200 million baht due to these obstacles.
The Sukhothai sank about 20 nautical miles off the coast of Bang Saphan (บางสะพาน) district in rainy weather condition with 105 team onboard. 76 members of the team were saved while the bodies of 24 were recuperated, while 5 team members stay missing out on.
The Navy chief included that the committee taking a look at the reason for the catastrophe has actually finished interviews with 289 witnesses, consisting of making it through team members, ship mechanics, and volunteers who helped in the search and rescue objective. The navy is likewise examining witness statements and will figure out why the ship sank after checking the restored vessel.
A preliminary query by the navy’s Quartermaster Department likewise found that the Sukhothai had 130 life vest on board prior to sinking, which must have been more than enough for its team. Nevertheless, the navy is checking out why a few of the team members determined, consisting of survivors, were not using life vest throughout the event. (NNT)
