Frequent Incidents of Mishap in Indian Navy
Indian
Naval Torpedo Recovery Vessel (TRV A 72) sank off Visakhapatnam on 6th
November 2014. The ship had sailed for a routine mission and while returning
she reported flooding in her steering gear compartment at about 1830 hrs on 6th
November 2014. Eastern Fleet ships exercising in the vicinity immediately
rendered necessary assistance. However, the ship sank at about 1930hrs due to
uncontrolled flooding 35 nautical miles south of Visakhapatnam. A Board of
Inquiry (BoI) has been instituted to investigate the causes related to the
accident.
24
accidents involving Indian Navy ships and submarines have been reported during
the last three years. The details of these accidents is as under. BoI are
instituted in all cases.
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Sl.
No.
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Date
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Incident
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1.
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20.01.2011
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Collision
of J3 sailing Boat with INS Kalpeni.
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2.
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30.01.2011
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Collision
between MV Nordlake and INS Vindhyagiri.
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3.
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30.05.2011
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Fire
in Galley onboard INS Deepak.
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4.
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11.03.2012
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Fire
on board LCU L 38.
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5.
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08.10.2012
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Fire
in engine room – INFAC 83.
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6.
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19.12.2012
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Fire
in AFT battery pit onboard INS Shankush.
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7.
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14.07.2013
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Fire
onboard INS Tarasa.
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8.
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26.07.2013
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Damage
to Stbd Helo hangar and other fittings of INS Delhi by Yard 12701 (Kolkata).
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9.
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14.08.2013
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Explosion
in INS Sindhurakshak
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10.
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22.09.2013
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Fire
onboard INS Viraat.
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11.
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04.12.2013
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Fire
onboard INS Konkan.
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12.
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19.12.2013
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Scraping
of INS Tarkash shipside on SBW Knuckle.
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13.
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23.12.2013
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Collision
of INS Talwar with Unlit fishing boat.
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14.
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08.01.2014
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Crack
on sonar dome of INS Betwa.
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15.
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17.01.2014
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Suspended
movement of INS Singhghosh while securing to alongside berth.
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16.
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23.01.2014
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Sea
water ingress into tiller flat through a crack / hole in Ship side of INS
Vipul.
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17.
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30.01.2014
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Damage
to Port propeller of INS Airavat whilst entering Harbour.
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18.
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26.02.2014
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Incident
of fire in third compartment and death of two officers onboard INS Sindhuratna.
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19.
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07.03.2014
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Accident
onboard Yard 1270 (Kolkata) under construction at MDL while carrying out
trials of Engine Room firefighting system.
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20.
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06.04.2014
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Incident
of Smouldering and thick smoke in Armoury during Hot Work of INS Matanga.
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21.
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28.06.2014
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Damage
to port propeller of INS Kuthar while coming alongside at Port Blair.
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22.
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02.07.2014
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Touching
bottom of INS Cheetah while entering Kochi Harbour.
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23.
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31.10.2014
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Collision
of INS Kora with MV Madeleine Rickmers at Sea.
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24.
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06.11.2014
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Sinking
of TRV-72.
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This
information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written
reply to Shri CM Ramesh in Rajya Sabha today.
DM/HH/RAJ
(Release ID :112383)