Royal Thai Navy Corvette HTMS Sukhothai suffered water ingress and developed heavy starboard list up to 60 degrees, late at night Dec 18, in stormy waters of Gulf of Siam, after a blackout, which disabled mechanism and pumps. Blackout was caused by sea water leak leading to shortcut in wires. Understood all crew rescued.
Royal Thai Navy Corvette HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442), displacement 960, complement 87, armament guns, missiles, torpedoes, commissioned 1987.
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