Thai frigate Prasae Stranded behind enemy lines on the Korean east coast, January 1951. She had gone ashore in a snowstorm on 7 January and had to be destroyed after unsuccessful efforts to pull her off.A helicopter and several U.S. Navy ships, including USS Endicott (DMS-35), are offshore covering salvage operations.Prasae was formerly the British corvette Betony and the Indiana Navy's Sind.
Causes of the Korean Tragedy ... Failure of Leadership, Intelligence and Preparation