Jan 19,2022:Three sailors died of injuries and another 11 were hurt after an explosion on board Indian Navy’s destroyer ship INS Ranvir on Tuesday.
“In an unfortunate incident today at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, three naval personnel succumbed to injuries caused by an explosion in an internal compartment onboard INS Ranvir,” the Indian Navy’s statement noted.
According to sources, as per an NDTV report, the explosion occurred around 4:30 pm and had nothing to do with weapons or ammunition explosion.
INS Ranvir is a Soviet-era destroyer — commissioned in April 1986 — and among the oldest warships in the Navy.
“It was on cross-coast operational deployment from the Eastern Naval Command since November 2021 and was due to return to the base port shortly,” the Navy said.
Following the incident, the ship’s crew responded immediately and quickly brought the situation under control owing to which no major material damage has been reported.
Authorities have set up a Board of Inquiry to investigate into the cause of this incident.
The names of the killed sailors will be released at a later stage after informing the families of the affected, said authorities.
