Thailand Warship Sinks Amid Rough Weather, Several Crew Members Missing. IN PICS

Thirty-three of a 106-member crew of a Royal Thai Navy cruiser went down in rough waves in the Gulf of Thailand early on Monday, according to Thai authorities.

Thailand Warship

A Royal Thai Navy corvette that sunk on Sunday night, December 18, 2022, in the Gulf of Thailand, has at least 33 crew member missing.(Source: Getty)

The 252-foot (76.8-meter) long corvette HTMS Sukhothai was tilted by strong winds, which allowed water to enter an exhaust pipe and shut down the ship's electrical system, according to a Thai navy statement.(Source: Getty)

The search for the missing crew was hampered late Sunday night into early Monday morning by the heavy weather in the Gulf of Thailand, roughly 20 miles (32 kilometres) from Bang Saphan District in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, according to police.(Source: Getty)

Authorities said that a search effort was in progress for the missing crew and that three of the saved sailors were in severe condition.(Source: Getty)

The primary power systems of the ship failed as a result of the electrical failure, making it impossible for the crew to manoeuvre or pump out seawater that had seeped into its hull, it said.(Source: Getty)

The statement claimed that attempts to transfer pumps from other navy boats responding to the situation to the Sukhothai for more than three hours failed.(Source: Getty)