On 18 December 2022, while on a weather patrol mission in the Gulf of Thailand, high winds and strong waves caused seawater to flow into the warship; this flooding caused a power outage and subsequent loss of control of machinery and steering mechanisms. Sukhothai continued to take on water until eventually sinking overnight. The Royal Thai Navy was dispatched to rescue the crew,[3] and as of 21 December 2022[update], they have confirmed that they have picked up 76 sailors, with 23 of the 105 crew members still missing and 6 sailors dead.[2][3][4][5][8][9][10]
ວັນ​ທີ 18 ທັນ​ວາ 2022, ໃນ​ຂະ​ນະ​ທີ່​ປະ​ຕິ​ບັດ​ວຽກ​ງານ​ລາດ​ຕະ​ເວນ​ສະ​ພາບ​ອາ​ກາດ​ຢູ່ ​ອ່າວ​ໄທ, ລົມ​ແຮງ​ ແລະ​ຄື້ນ​ຟອງ​ແຮງ​ໄດ້​ເຮັດ​ໃຫ້​ນ້ຳ​ທະ​ເລ​ໄຫຼ​ເຂົ້າ​ກຳ​ປັ່ນ​ຮົບ; ນໍ້າຖ້ວມຄັ້ງນີ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ກະແສໄຟຟ້າຂາດ ແລະສູນເສຍການຄວບຄຸມເຄື່ອງຈັກ ແລະກົນໄກການຄວບຄຸມ. ​ສຸ​ໂຂ​ໄທ ​ສືບ​ຕໍ່​ແລ່ນບົນນ້ຳ​ ​ຈົນ​ສຸດ​ທ້າຍ​ກໍ​ຈົມ​ລົງ​ໃນ​ຂ້າມຄືນ. ກອງທັບ​ເຮືອ​​ໄທ​ໄດ້​ຖືກ​ສົ່ງ​ໄປ​ຊ່ວຍ​ເຫຼືອ​ລູກ​ເຮືອ, [1] ແລະ​ ມາ​ຮອດ 21 ທັນວາ 2022 ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ໄດ້​ຢືນຢັນ​ວ່າ​ໄດ້ຊ່ວຍຂຶ້ນຝັ່ງ​ໄດ້ 76 ຄົນ, ​ໃນ​ນັ້ນ​ມີ 23 ຄົນ​ໃນ​ຈຳນວນ​ລູກ​ເຮືອ 105 ຄົນ​ຍັງ​ຫາຍ​ສາບ​ສູນ​ຢູ່ ​ແລະ 6 ຄົນ​ເສຍ​ຊີວິດ​.