Another six members of the crew of the ill-fated HMS Sukhothai corvette class Thai Navy vessel were recovered from the sea by the crew of HMS Ang Thong today (Tuesday), leaving 24 still missing as the search continues. Five of them are confirmed to have died.
Families and relatives of the missing crew members have been wating in the compound of the coordinating command centre, set up at the Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri province, to follow updates on the search operations.
Mental health and medical teams are deployed at the command centre to provide counselling to the missing crews’ families.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Ministry of Defence to investigate the actual cause of the sinking of HMS Sukhothai, which has been in service for about 48 years.
There were 106 crewmembers on board at the time of the incident.