1 survivor found from Thai navy ship that sank Sunday

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL
Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s navy says it has found one survivor and recovered five bodies from a Thai warship that sank over the weekend in rough seas in the Gulf of Thailand. But hopes are fading for two dozen people still missing, with officials acknowledging there were not enough life jackets for all those aboard. The HTMS Sukhothai, a corvette in service for 35 years, sank Sunday night with 105 people aboard. Some 76 people have been rescued alive so far, five have been found dead and 24 are still unaccounted for. Ships and aircraft have been deployed in the rescue effort in the choppy waters. A senior navy officer says the search effort has been accelerated, but the missing cannot be expected to survive in the sea for more than two days.