Thai navy searching for 31 missing sailors after ship sinks

The HTMS Sukhothai corvette warship lists off the coast of Prachuap Khiri Khan province (Royal Thai Navy via AP)

Thai navy ships and helicopters are searching for more than 30 sailors still missing more than 17 hours after their warship sank in rough seas in the Gulf of Thailand.

As of Monday afternoon, 75 sailors from the HTMS Sukhothai corvette had been rescued and 31 were still missing, the navy said.