An explosion onboard the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Ranvir at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Tuesday killed three Navy sailors, according to an official statement.
An explosion onboard the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Ranvir at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Tuesday killed three Navy sailors, according to an official statement.
“Three naval servicemen died today at Naval Dockyard Mumbai as a result of injuries caused by an explosion in an internal compartment onboard INS Ranvir,” the Indian Navy said in a statement.
The ship’s crew reacted quickly and brought the issue under control, according to the report.
It went on to say that no serious material damage had been detected.
“The INS Ranvir had been on a cross-coast operational deployment from the Eastern Naval Command since November 2021 and was slated to return to base port soon,” it said.
It was stated that a Board of Inquiry has been appointed to look into the reason of the incident.
Prasanta Patnaik