Admiral DK Joshi's resignation as the Chief of Naval Staff would be the first time in the last 15 years that a Naval chief has had to leave office in controversial circumstances after Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat was sacked by the NDA Government in 1998 when George Fernandes was the Defence Minister.
Following is a list of accidents that have taken place involving ships and submarines of the Indian Navy since August 2013:
INS Sindhurakshak (August 2013) - Blasts ripped through the torpedo compartment of the INS Sindhurakshak while it was berthed at the naval dockyard off the Mumbai coast. Fifteen sailors and three officers were killed. The vessel then submerged under three metres of water. Divers could not even approach the submarine for two to three hours due to the extreme heat that it was generating.
Following is a list of accidents that have taken place involving ships and submarines of the Indian Navy since August 2013:
INS Sindhurakshak (August 2013) - Blasts ripped through the torpedo compartment of the INS Sindhurakshak while it was berthed at the naval dockyard off the Mumbai coast. Fifteen sailors and three officers were killed. The vessel then submerged under three metres of water. Divers could not even approach the submarine for two to three hours due to the extreme heat that it was generating.
INS Viraat (September 2013) - Fire broke out near the officer's mess of the aircraft carrier off the coast of Mumbai in September last year.
INS Konkan (December 2013) - A mine sweeper under the Eastern Naval Command, the Konkan caught fire at the naval dockyard at Visakhapatnam while undergoing repairs. The fire engulfed much of the ship's interior before it was put off.
INS Talwar (December 2013) - A fishing trawler sank after colliding with the navy's frontline frigate INS Talwar near Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, injuring four of the 27 people onboard the trawler. The fishing trawler was operating without lights.
INS Tarkash (December 2013) - A stealth frigate which conducted several overseas missions, INS Tarkash suffered damage to its hull when it hit the jetty while docking at the Mumbai naval base.
Source: News in Hindi
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