HTMS Sukhothai - Crew Abandon Ship
HTMS Sukhothai - Crew Abandon Ship
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28 of 106 crew not accounted for after ship ship gets into difficulties in rough seas.
I'm sure we'll hear more soon.
28 of 106 crew not accounted for after ship ship gets into difficulties in rough seas.
I'm sure we'll hear more soon.
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More on this story here. Reports on numbers of survivors is still sketchy.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... ew-missing
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... ew-missing
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They better launch an investigation quickly as well to find out how a naval ship captain gets caught in a situation like that?
It wasn't a typhoon, and it's a war ship for goodness sake! Something is not right with the story so far.
It wasn't a typhoon, and it's a war ship for goodness sake! Something is not right with the story so far.
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Having grown up with the Royal Navy in my blood, I find it quite shocking that it's happened. However, these things do happen e.g. I was just as shocked a couple of years ago when I looked up and learned the fate of my first Ship, HMS Achilles (Ministro Zenteno), but at least there was a Tsunami involved.
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Rogue wave or run aground? Something not right. Even in fairly heavy seas these vessels should be able to stay afloat. Not sure of the size of this corvette but looks roughly same size as an old type 22 frigate. Maybe captain unprepared for bad weather.
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I don't know how many of those they have, but the profile of that ship looks very much like the one that used to sit/still sits in the restricted zone off shore from the Hua Hin Palace.
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Oh, correction to my last comment, sorry, a type 22 frigate is about twice the size. What do I know? I am ex airforce, but grew up around navy ships at Devonport.
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That broke it's moorings which is a little different from this episode. There was a crew onboard and a captain presumably in charge.
I've been in some horrendous storms at sea during my 10+ years in the pusser. Bad enough for waves to hit the bridge but I don't think we were ever in real danger. Scary though.
I've been in some horrendous storms at sea during my 10+ years in the pusser. Bad enough for waves to hit the bridge but I don't think we were ever in real danger. Scary though.
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A type 22 frigate was over 4 times the size.
There were 2 of this class in service.
There were 2 of this class in service.
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Yes, it was a lot different, but still shocking that a RN ship like Achilles could meet such an end. It felt indestructible when I was on board.HHTel wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 2:53 pm That broke it's moorings which is a little different from this episode. There was a crew onboard and a captain presumably in charge.
I've been in some horrendous storms at sea during my 10+ years in the pusser. Bad enough for waves to hit the bridge but I don't think we were ever in real danger. Scary though.
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Thanks Big Boy, as I said, what do I know, but having been around ships a lot in my early life I am sure this vessel should have favoured OK in heavy seas, obviously the storm was quite severe. And yes, it does look like the kind of patrol vessel that is seen off the coast of Hua Hin.
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It happened off the coast of Bangsaphan. We had some epic winds yesterday and some of the roughest seas I've seen since living here.
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The BBC report quotes 31 missing, I hope they are wrong
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In the Bangkok Post link above it states:
Rescuers have found 10 of the 31 missing members of the crew of HTMS Sukhothai, which sank in a storm on Sunday night, but one of them died, the Thailand Maritime Enforcement Commander Centre Region 3 reported on Monday afternoon.
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