Navy scales down search areas for 31 missing soldiersCrew members from the sunken HTMS Sukhothai are seen on Royal Thai Navy buses in Sattahip district in Chon Buri after returning from a shelter in tambon Mae Ramphueng in Bang Saphan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan. (Photo: Royal Thai Navy)The search and rescue operation for 31 crew members missing after HTMS Sukhothai sank off Prachuap Khiri Khan has narrowed down its scope, the Royal Thai Navy said on Monday. HTMS Kraburi, HTMS Angthong, navy helicopters and navy planes were dispatched to engage in the search. HTMS Sukhothai sank shortly before midnight on Sunday amid high waves and gusty winds in the Gulf of Thailand. The warship was patrolling the gulf when the incident took place about 20 miles off the Bang Saphan pier.
