 Editor in Chief Bill   | 18 Dec 2022 11:28 p.m. PST |
Thai Rath reported on the sinking of the Royal Ship Sukhothai. The vessel took on water while at sea in the Gulf of Thailand. It listed to one side then sank beneath the waves. But all hands on deck were saved… ASEAN Now: link |
| Striker | 19 Dec 2022 12:22 a.m. PST |
Curious about the cause. Human error? Sabotage? Kaiju??!!! |
| David Manley | 19 Dec 2022 3:19 a.m. PST |
Reported this morning at least 30 still missing. |
| David Manley | 19 Dec 2022 3:29 a.m. PST |
From various reports it sounds like a sea inlet pipe failed and flooded the main machinery space. She was a small ship with two diesels driving two shafts so they are likely to have been in the same machinery space(sea inlet pipes can be prone to high rates of corrosion and increased risk of failure). More than that would be unfounded speculation. I could hazard a guess but that wouldn't be appropriate at this time. |
| David Manley | 19 Dec 2022 5:28 a.m. PST |
Later reports saying "flooding through an exhaust pipe" (which would be quite an extreme event as the ship doesn't look to have low level diesel exhausts) |
Tgerritsen  | 19 Dec 2022 6:16 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the details, David. |
| William Warner | 19 Dec 2022 10:49 a.m. PST |
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm does bind the restless wave,
Who bids the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea. |
| Lieutenant Lockwood | 19 Dec 2022 12:25 p.m. PST |
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| Editor in Chief Bill | 19 Dec 2022 5:45 p.m. PST |
Seems the engines failed in choppy seas, leading to flooding. |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 19 Dec 2022 10:45 p.m. PST |
There is a vacation residence of the Thai King in that province. We often see Thai Navy vessels patrolling off the coast -- at least, I assume they're Thai Navy. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 20 Dec 2022 7:48 a.m. PST |
OK, latest version is high seas causing the electrical system to fail. Military: link |
