New delhi: Navy Chief
Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi resigned hours after the submarine accident off
the shore of Mumbai this morning. The
Defence Ministry has accepted his resignation. Vice Admiral R K Dhawan has been
appointed as the new Navy chief. Wednesday morning, seven sailors were injured
and two officers were missing after the accident on board Indian Navy submarine
INS Sindhuratna. The submarine is heading back to shore after it was forced to
surface when smoke was detected on board.
The injured sailors, who fell unconscious from suffocation, were airlifted to a Navy hospital in Mumbai. Reports suggest that a fire may have broken out on the vessel.The INS Sindhuratna was being sea tested after a refit, about 40 to 50 km off the Mumbai coast when the smoke was detected. The senior-most submarine officer of the Western Naval Command was on board.In August last year, Navy submarine INS Sindhurakshak sank in the Mumbai harbour after an explosion on board, killing 18 sailors.
The injured sailors, who fell unconscious from suffocation, were airlifted to a Navy hospital in Mumbai. Reports suggest that a fire may have broken out on the vessel.The INS Sindhuratna was being sea tested after a refit, about 40 to 50 km off the Mumbai coast when the smoke was detected. The senior-most submarine officer of the Western Naval Command was on board.In August last year, Navy submarine INS Sindhurakshak sank in the Mumbai harbour after an explosion on board, killing 18 sailors.
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