2 Missing After INS Betwa, Guided Missile Frigate Of Indian Navy, Tips Over

[Armoured Division]

https://twitter.com/x/status/806116438557589505

 

[krakatoa]

are there more examples of military ships go into this position? it doesnt seem such an easy thing to do.

 

[onebyone]

India Navy's frigate INS Betwa pictured during an operational demonstration, some 50 kilometers northeast off Mumbai coast, on November 14, 2011.
(CNN)An enormous Indian Navy frigate tipped over on its side on Monday, killing two people and leaving 14 others injured.

The guided missile frigate INS Betwa, a 3,850-ton ship more than125 meters (410 feet) in length, rolled over on a 90-degree angle while being docked, Indian Navy spokesman D.K. Sharma told CNN.
"Our first priority is to get the ship in an upright position," Sharma said. "It is an unfortunate incident and one of the first in the history of the Indian Navy."

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Damage to INS Betwa seems quite extensive... @the_hindu@TheHindu @Mumbai_Connect

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Sharma told CNN an investigation was underway to find out what had caused the accident.
The INS Betwa, a Brahmaputra class vessel, was first commissioned on July 7, 2004.

The incident comes at an unfortunate time for the Indian Navy, just two days after the country celebrated national Navy Day on December 4.
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#IndianNavy's frontline frigate INS #Betwa keeled over while being taken out of dry dock in Mumbai. Naval mishaps back in focus

7:46 PM - 5 Dec 2016 · New Delhi, India

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/06/asia/india-betwa-frigate-flips/index.html

 

[T90TankGuy]

Posted already.

 

[Shinigami]

16th one.
pak/chinese false flagger? i am betting 50 bucks on pak. anyone else?

 

[nadeemkhan110]

Indian navy now try these stealth Frigates

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Betwa-will-be-made-seaworthy-Navy/article16769727.ece

INS Betwa, the frigate that keeled over at the naval dockyard in Mumbai on Monday, will be salvaged and made battle-ready, the Navy said on Tuesday.

While being undocked as part of the ongoing refit on Monday, the guided missile frigate tipped over to its left, killing two people and injuring 14.

“The Navy shall ‘upright’ the ship and make her operational in the shortest possible time,” Navy spokesperson D.K. Sharma said.

To make an assessment on how the ship could be lifted up, professional salvers are expected to reach Mumbai on Wednesday. Capt. Sharma said that they would complete an initial assessment in two days.

Rear Admiral Deepak Bali, Flag Officer offshore Defence Advisory Group, has been named to head the Board of Inquiry constituted to investigate the incident.

Undergoing refit

The 4,000-tonne Brahmaputra-class frigate was undergoing a scheduled two-year medium refit which started on April 15, 2016. The initial cost was estimated at Rs. 650 crore, but by the time of commissioning in July 2004, it went up to Rs. 1,200-1,300 crore.

As part of preparing the hull, the ship went into the dry dock on October 20 and was being undocked when the accident occurred.

In the dry dock a ship is mounted on dock blocks for support.

The blocks are made largely of hard steel with special wood fixed on top to avoid friction when the ship sits on them.

During undocking, water is pumped in at a controlled rate into the dock and the ship moves out once it leaves the blocks and floats on its own.

“It is being looked into if there was a failure of the dock blocks or if something went wrong in calculating the sequence of events like the rate of flooding, at what stage the ship leaves the blocks and when it will float on its own,” a senior officer said.

The ship has completely turned over on its port side and is 25 per cent under water. Officials said most of the critical equipment was removed.

 

[Penguin]

are there more examples of military ships go into this position? it doesnt seem such an easy thing to do.

Argentinia: ARA Santisima Trinidad (Type 42 destroyer)

Since 2004, Santísima Trinidad was listed as "in reserve awaiting overhaul", but it was expected that the navy would formally decommission her. On 21 January 2013, Santísima Trinidad suffered a broken valve which resulted in the flooding of several compartments. The flooding was beyond the capacity of the pumps and the crew was evacuated. The ship took on a 50-degree list and sank at her moorings. Santísima Trinidad was in poor condition before she sank; the ship had been cannibalized to keep her sister Hércules operational, as the British refused to sell the Argentines spare parts after the Falklands War. In September 2014, specialists of the Argentine navy began an operation to raise the ship. In December 2015, Santísima Trinidad was refloated and the Navy announced they plan to turn her into a museum dedicated to the 1982 war.

Refloated

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

An un-named official of the Directorate of the Inter Services Intelligence, Pakistan, has categorically denied responsibility for the incident and instead pointed out that demonetization may have played a factor

 

[Menace2Society]

 

[Dungeness]

Argentinia: ARA Santisima Trinidad (Type 42 destroyer)

Since 2004, Santísima Trinidad was listed as "in reserve awaiting overhaul", but it was expected that the navy would formally decommission her. On 21 January 2013, Santísima Trinidad suffered a broken valve which resulted in the flooding of several compartments. The flooding was beyond the capacity of the pumps and the crew was evacuated. The ship took on a 50-degree list and sank at her moorings. Santísima Trinidad was in poor condition before she sank; the ship had been cannibalized to keep her sister Hércules operational, as the British refused to sell the Argentines spare parts after the Falklands War. In September 2014, specialists of the Argentine navy began an operation to raise the ship. In December 2015, Santísima Trinidad was refloated and the Navy announced they plan to turn her into a museum dedicated to the 1982 war.

Refloated

Nice find! Except INS Betwa is still in active duty, and ARA Santisima Trinidad had been already a museum piece since 1989, 24 years prior to the accident.

You guys really enjoy this "at-least-someone-else-is-just -as-incompetent-as-we-are"?

 

[Thorough Pro]

Off course, someone wants to make some money. I bet the repair will cost more than the original price

https://twitter.com/x/status/806116438557589505

 

[Penguin]

Nice find! Except INS Betwa is still in active duty, and ARA Santisima Trinidad had been already a museum piece since 1989, 24 years prior to the accident.

Accept that active duty has nothing to do with the cause of flooding/capsizing in the case of Betwa, as it was a flaw not of the ship but of the dock.

As for other capsized IN SERVICE navy ships, recently:

Malaysian Navy Ship Sinks at Dock
November 19, 2014
A Royal Malaysian Navy hydrographic vessel partially sank while docked at a naval shipyard where it was scheduled to undergo maintenance and repairs.
The 67.8-meter long vessel was at the shipyard to begin 9-months of scheduled maintenance and repair work beginning November 10.
A statement from the Navy said that almost all movable equipment such pumps, motors and survey equipment had been removed from the ship in preparation for the refit work

http://gcaptain.com/malaysian-navy-ship-sinks-dock/
https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2014/5453/malaysian-navy-kd-perantau-capsized-shipyard/
http://kl.coconuts.co/2014/11/20/royal-navy-ship-capsizes-lumut

Turkish Navy Tug Capsizes in Drydock
Published on 12-23-2013
Six people were killed today when a tugboat capsized at a military shipbuilding yard in the Karşıyaka district of the Aegean province of İzmir. Four people are still missing, diving teams are still searching for the missing crew.
The Naval tugboat TGC Değirmendere was being lowered into the sea following maintenance at the Alabey Military Shipbuilding Yard when it suddenly listed to one side, taking on water.

http://www.pressure-drop.us/forums/content.php?4061-Turkish-Nav-Tug-Capsizes-in-Drydock
Originally http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/160341/six-killed-as-tugboat-capsizes-in-yard-in-turkey.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...sizes-undergoing-repairs-shipyard-Turkey.html
https://turkishnavy.net/2013/12/29/the-capsizing-of-tcg-degirmendere/

Are we now to label both the Malaysian and Turkish navies as incompetent? Really?

 

[Hindustani78]

INS Betwa, the frigate that keeled over at the naval dockyard in Mumbai on Monday, will be salvaged and made battle-ready, the Navy said on Tuesday.

While being undocked as part of the ongoing refit on Monday, the guided missile frigate tipped over to its left, killing two people and injuring 14.

“The Navy shall ‘upright’ the ship and make her operational in the shortest possible time,” Navy spokesperson D.K. Sharma said.

To make an assessment on how the ship could be lifted up, professional salvers are expected to reach Mumbai on Wednesday. Capt. Sharma said that they would complete an initial assessment in two days.

Rear Admiral Deepak Bali, Flag Officer offshore Defence Advisory Group, has been named to head the Board of Inquiry constituted to investigate the incident.

Undergoing refit
The 4,000-tonne Brahmaputra-class frigate was undergoing a scheduled two-year medium refit which started on April 15, 2016. The initial cost was estimated at Rs. 650 crore, but by the time of commissioning in July 2004, it went up to Rs. 1,200-1,300 crore.

As part of preparing the hull, the ship went into the dry dock on October 20 and was being undocked when the accident occurred.

In the dry dock a ship is mounted on dock blocks for support.

The blocks are made largely of hard steel with special wood fixed on top to avoid friction when the ship sits on them.

During undocking, water is pumped in at a controlled rate into the dock and the ship moves out once it leaves the blocks and floats on its own.

“It is being looked into if there was a failure of the dock blocks or if something went wrong in calculating the sequence of events like the rate of flooding, at what stage the ship leaves the blocks and when it will float on its own,” a senior officer said.

The ship has completely turned over on its port side and is 25 per cent under water. Officials said most of the critical equipment was removed.

 

[Hindustani78]

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Betwa-will-be-made-seaworthy-Navy/article16769727.ece

Navy spokesperson D.K. Sharma said “The Navy shall ‘upright’ the ship and make her operational in the shortest possible time,”

While being undocked as part of the ongoing refit on Monday, the guided missile frigate tipped over to its left, killing two people and injuring 14.


To make an assessment on how the ship could be lifted up, professional salvers are expected to reach Mumbai on Wednesday. Capt. Sharma said that they would complete an initial assessment in two days.

Rear Admiral Deepak Bali, Flag Officer offshore Defence Advisory Group, has been named to head the Board of Inquiry constituted to investigate the incident.

Undergoing refit

The 4,000-tonne Brahmaputra-class frigate was undergoing a scheduled two-year medium refit which started on April 15, 2016. The initial cost was estimated at Rs. 650 crore, but by the time of commissioning in July 2004, it went up to Rs. 1,200-1,300 crore.

As part of preparing the hull, the ship went into the dry dock on October 20 and was being undocked when the accident occurred.

In the dry dock a ship is mounted on dock blocks for support.

The blocks are made largely of hard steel with special wood fixed on top to avoid friction when the ship sits on them.

During undocking, water is pumped in at a controlled rate into the dock and the ship moves out once it leaves the blocks and floats on its own.

“It is being looked into if there was a failure of the dock blocks or if something went wrong in calculating the sequence of events like the rate of flooding, at what stage the ship leaves the blocks and when it will float on its own,” a senior officer said.

The ship has completely turned over on its port side and is 25 per cent under water. Officials said most of the critical equipment was removed.