According to comprehensive reports, the Royal Thai Navy released on social media on the 19th the rescue progress of the Royal Navy ship Sukhothai, which sank late on the 18th night, saying that 75 navy sailors had been rescued, while 31 were still missing. The Thai navy said on its social media Twitter on the afternoon of the 19th that as of 12:00 on the 19th, 75 of the 106 sailors on board had been rescued, and the rest 31 were missing. Eleven of the rescued people are being treated in Bangshapan Hospital. According to Agence France Presse, late on the 18th night, the Royal Thai Navy warship Sukhothai encountered huge waves while patrolling the sea about 20 nautical miles away from Bangshapan, causing water to enter the ship. As the electronic system was damaged and the operating system stopped working, the warship lost control and finally sank off the southeast coast of Thailand. A picture disclosed by the Thai navy shows that the warship tilted sharply to one side after the water entered. A spokesman for the Thai navy said that the search and rescue operation started at 7 a.m. local time on the 19th and is still in progress. Two Seahawk helicopters, two frigates and an amphibious ship participated in the rescue operation. According to the Bangkok Post of Thailand, the USS Suketai was built by Tacoma Shipbuilding Company of the United States. It was commissioned in 1987 and has been in operation for nearly 36 years. (Liu Xinshe)