2 Navy patrol boats sink after fire

[noksss]

Because they have no boats to be on fire or to collide!

don't talk like that @Windjammer is watching you

 

[Ankit Kumar 002]

I am really worried. There have been lots of fires in important places in India in past few months. Could it be something like Stuxnet ? @PARIKRAMA

Solace Marine Boats from Sri Lanka with fiber glass build have faced similar things many a times.

Last year too one sank after fire near Chennai Coast , the crew was saved from a GRSE built Patrol boat which was near by.

I have said it again and again , this is a scam. Why do we need to import these boats ? Surely they lack quality ....

Thank God, these are cheap patrol boats each costing only $600,000.
Indian Navy has over 90 of them.

562,500 USD , 80 of them were imported from Sri Lanka ( God Knows Why) in 2009, at least 2 more have sunk due to similar fires.....

There's obviously some sort of discontent or malign efforts within the IN that initially certain events take place and then they are covered up, who knows how many go unreported.

It is probably a conspiracy by pakistan. LOL

Had you known navy operations a bit , these useless words would not have been here.
Alas I would not blame you all for so , had your nation had a navy , you would have known it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18761040

Similar figures are there for US and Russian navy out there , does this by any means suggest they have moles in them ?

No , it simply explains the complexity of modern Naval Operations.

Indian navy safety records quite poor and often prove suicidal few years back newly overhauled sub sunk and many other incidents also reported.
Just look at 6 years data
2010 - present[edit]

• In 2010, three crew members on destroyer INS Mumbai were instantly killed when an AK-630 Close-in weapon system went off as safety drills were not followed.[1]
• January 2011: INS Vindhyagiri, a Nilgiri-class frigate, capsized after a collision with a Cyprus-flagged merchant vessel MV Nordlake near the Sunk Rock light house, following which a major fire broke out in the ship's engine and boiler room. Everyone on board was evacuated as soon as the fire broke out and hence there were no casualties.[14] INS Vindhyagiri was later decommissioned.[15]
• August 2013: Blasts ripped through the torpedo compartment of the submarine INS Sindhurakshak while it was berthed at the naval dockyard off the Mumbai coast. Fifteen sailors and three officers were killed.[16] Other sources state that a small explosion occurred around midnight which then triggered the two larger explosions.[17] The disaster was thought to be the Indian navy's worst since the sinking of the frigate INS Khukri by a Pakistani submarine during the 1971 war.[18]
• December 2013: INS Konkan, a Pondicherry-class minesweeper under the Eastern Naval Command, caught fire at the naval dockyard at Visakhapatnam while undergoing repairs. The fire engulfed much of the ship's interior before it was extinguished. No casualties were reported.[19]
• December 2013: In the second incident in the same month, INS Talwar, the lead ship of the Talwar-class frigates of the Indian Navy, collided with a fishing trawler injuring four of the 27 people on board the trawler and sinking it. The fishing trawler was operating without lights.[20] The captain of the ship was subsequently stripped of command.[21]
• December 2013: In the third incident in the same month, INS Tarkash, again a Talwar-class frigate, suffered damage to its hull when it hit the jetty while docking at the Mumbai naval base. The navy ordered a board of inquiry.[22]
• January 2014: INS Betwa, a Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate, ran aground and collided with an unidentified object while approaching the Mumbai naval base. The sonar system of the frigate was cracked, leading to faulty readings and an ingress of saltwater into sensitive equipment.[23]
• January 2014: In the second incident in the same month, INS Vipul, a Veer-class corvette of the elite 22nd Killer Missile Vessel Squadron, was detected with a hole in its pillar compartment which forced the ship back into the harbour while it was on an operational deployment.[24]
• February 2014: On 3 February, INS Airavat, a Shardul-class amphibious warfare vessel, ran aground while returning to its home base at Visakhapatnam, causing slight damage to its propellers. Following the incident, its commanding officer, Captain JPS Virk, was relieved of command pending the findings of a Board of Inquiry.[25]
• February 2014: On 26 February, INS Sindhuratna, a Kilo-class submarine, had a fire detected on board when trials were being conducted which resulted in smoke leading to suffocation and death of two officers. Seven sailors were reported injured and were airlifted to the naval base hospital in Mumbai.[26] According to the naval board of inquiry, the fire was caused due to problems in the cables of the vessel.[27] This particular incident led to the resignation of Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral D K Joshi on 26 February 2014, who owned moral responsibility for the incidents in the past few months.[28]
• March 2014: INS Kolkata had a malfunction on board which led to a toxic gas leak killing Commander Kuntal Wadhwa instantly.[29] According to the Indian Navy, the ship suffered a malfunction in its carbon dioxide unit while undergoing machinery trials, leading to gas leakage.[30] Since the ship was not commissioned at the time of the incident, the enquiry into the mishap will be done by Mazagon Dock Limited, where the ship was constructed.
• May 2014: INS Ganga suffered a minor explosion in the boiler room while undergoing a refit at the Mumbai dockyard. Four people suffered minor injuries. There was no fire and no equipment was damaged.[31][32][33]
• November 2014: A torpedo recovery vessel of the Astravahini class A-73 sank 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) off the Vizag coast during a routine mission to recover torpedoes fired by fleet ships during a routine exercise. The accident resulted in the death of one sailor while four others were reported as missing however 23 other personnel were rescued by SAR teams deployed right after the incident.[34]
• March 2015: A Dornier Do 228 aircraft belonging to the Indian Navy Aviation Squadron 310, on a routine training mission, lost radar contact and ditched at sea about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) southwest of Goa on the night of 24 March 2015. The aircrew on board the aircraft comprised three officers (two pilots and one female observer). The lone survivor, Commander Nikhil Kuldip Joshi, was picked up by a passing fishing boat. The bodies of the other two officers Lieutenant Abhinav Nagori and Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat were recovered. Media reports suggested that the female observer could be the first woman in India’s military to die in active service. Meanwhile, a Board of Inquiry was ordered to establish the cause of the accident.[35][36]
• November 2015: INS Kochi, a Kolkata-class destroyer, conducted BrahMos missile test firings whilst the airspace remained open to traffic, due to a communication failure.[37]
• March 2016: A fire broke out on the soon-to-be decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat which resulted in the death of one and the injury of three others.[38]
• April 2016: A sailor lost his leg while two others were injured in an oxygen cylinder explosion on board INS Nireekshak. The explosion took place on 16 April while a diving bailout bottle, a small 12-inch (30 cm) oxygen bottle that is carried by divers in their diving helmet, was being charged. The sailors were admitted in the Military Hospital, Trivandrum as the ship was on it way to Mumbai from Visakhapatnam.[39][40]
• June 2016: Two people, a sailor and a civilian contractor, were killed by a toxic gas leak that occurred during maintenance work in the Sewage Treatment Plant compartment during the first refit of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya at Karwar. Two other people were injured and taken to the naval hospital.[41][42][43]

US Navy operations along with those like of UK and France are considered enviable , isn't it ?

Kid try to find out the reports there , will run into pages if clubbed.

Its just that like in western democracies , India maintains a level of transparency , unlike some...

 

[A_Poster]

Indian navy safety records quite poor and often prove suicidal few years back newly overhauled sub sunk and many other incidents also reported.
Just look at 6 years data
2010 - present[edit]

• In 2010, three crew members on destroyer INS Mumbai were instantly killed when an AK-630 Close-in weapon system went off as safety drills were not followed.[1]
• January 2011: INS Vindhyagiri, a Nilgiri-class frigate, capsized after a collision with a Cyprus-flagged merchant vessel MV Nordlake near the Sunk Rock light house, following which a major fire broke out in the ship's engine and boiler room. Everyone on board was evacuated as soon as the fire broke out and hence there were no casualties.[14] INS Vindhyagiri was later decommissioned.[15]
• August 2013: Blasts ripped through the torpedo compartment of the submarine INS Sindhurakshak while it was berthed at the naval dockyard off the Mumbai coast. Fifteen sailors and three officers were killed.[16] Other sources state that a small explosion occurred around midnight which then triggered the two larger explosions.[17] The disaster was thought to be the Indian navy's worst since the sinking of the frigate INS Khukri by a Pakistani submarine during the 1971 war.[18]
• December 2013: INS Konkan, a Pondicherry-class minesweeper under the Eastern Naval Command, caught fire at the naval dockyard at Visakhapatnam while undergoing repairs. The fire engulfed much of the ship's interior before it was extinguished. No casualties were reported.[19]
• December 2013: In the second incident in the same month, INS Talwar, the lead ship of the Talwar-class frigates of the Indian Navy, collided with a fishing trawler injuring four of the 27 people on board the trawler and sinking it. The fishing trawler was operating without lights.[20] The captain of the ship was subsequently stripped of command.[21]
• December 2013: In the third incident in the same month, INS Tarkash, again a Talwar-class frigate, suffered damage to its hull when it hit the jetty while docking at the Mumbai naval base. The navy ordered a board of inquiry.[22]
• January 2014: INS Betwa, a Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate, ran aground and collided with an unidentified object while approaching the Mumbai naval base. The sonar system of the frigate was cracked, leading to faulty readings and an ingress of saltwater into sensitive equipment.[23]
• January 2014: In the second incident in the same month, INS Vipul, a Veer-class corvette of the elite 22nd Killer Missile Vessel Squadron, was detected with a hole in its pillar compartment which forced the ship back into the harbour while it was on an operational deployment.[24]
• February 2014: On 3 February, INS Airavat, a Shardul-class amphibious warfare vessel, ran aground while returning to its home base at Visakhapatnam, causing slight damage to its propellers. Following the incident, its commanding officer, Captain JPS Virk, was relieved of command pending the findings of a Board of Inquiry.[25]
• February 2014: On 26 February, INS Sindhuratna, a Kilo-class submarine, had a fire detected on board when trials were being conducted which resulted in smoke leading to suffocation and death of two officers. Seven sailors were reported injured and were airlifted to the naval base hospital in Mumbai.[26] According to the naval board of inquiry, the fire was caused due to problems in the cables of the vessel.[27] This particular incident led to the resignation of Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral D K Joshi on 26 February 2014, who owned moral responsibility for the incidents in the past few months.[28]
• March 2014: INS Kolkata had a malfunction on board which led to a toxic gas leak killing Commander Kuntal Wadhwa instantly.[29] According to the Indian Navy, the ship suffered a malfunction in its carbon dioxide unit while undergoing machinery trials, leading to gas leakage.[30] Since the ship was not commissioned at the time of the incident, the enquiry into the mishap will be done by Mazagon Dock Limited, where the ship was constructed.
• May 2014: INS Ganga suffered a minor explosion in the boiler room while undergoing a refit at the Mumbai dockyard. Four people suffered minor injuries. There was no fire and no equipment was damaged.[31][32][33]
• November 2014: A torpedo recovery vessel of the Astravahini class A-73 sank 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) off the Vizag coast during a routine mission to recover torpedoes fired by fleet ships during a routine exercise. The accident resulted in the death of one sailor while four others were reported as missing however 23 other personnel were rescued by SAR teams deployed right after the incident.[34]
• March 2015: A Dornier Do 228 aircraft belonging to the Indian Navy Aviation Squadron 310, on a routine training mission, lost radar contact and ditched at sea about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) southwest of Goa on the night of 24 March 2015. The aircrew on board the aircraft comprised three officers (two pilots and one female observer). The lone survivor, Commander Nikhil Kuldip Joshi, was picked up by a passing fishing boat. The bodies of the other two officers Lieutenant Abhinav Nagori and Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat were recovered. Media reports suggested that the female observer could be the first woman in India’s military to die in active service. Meanwhile, a Board of Inquiry was ordered to establish the cause of the accident.[35][36]
• November 2015: INS Kochi, a Kolkata-class destroyer, conducted BrahMos missile test firings whilst the airspace remained open to traffic, due to a communication failure.[37]
• March 2016: A fire broke out on the soon-to-be decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat which resulted in the death of one and the injury of three others.[38]
• April 2016: A sailor lost his leg while two others were injured in an oxygen cylinder explosion on board INS Nireekshak. The explosion took place on 16 April while a diving bailout bottle, a small 12-inch (30 cm) oxygen bottle that is carried by divers in their diving helmet, was being charged. The sailors were admitted in the Military Hospital, Trivandrum as the ship was on it way to Mumbai from Visakhapatnam.[39][40]
• June 2016: Two people, a sailor and a civilian contractor, were killed by a toxic gas leak that occurred during maintenance work in the Sewage Treatment Plant compartment during the first refit of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya at Karwar. Two other people were injured and taken to the naval hospital.[41][42][43]

If you have a big Navy, you would have a lot of accidents compared to a small Navy like Pakistan Navy.

 

[hussain0216]

If you have a big Navy, you would have a lot of accidents compared to a small like Pakistan Navy.

Do your major arms depots blow up for similar reasons

 

[Ankit Kumar 002]

If you have a big Navy, you would have a lot of accidents compared to a small like Pakistan Navy.

Its more like , if you have a " Modern Operational " navy , you will find such incidents , even Dutch and Canadian Navy face fires aboard their ships and submarines, it was unfortunate for us to loose one so,but it shouldn't drive us to conclude NATO or Russian or Indian Navies are anything less than professional.

 

[Director General]

Do your major arms depots blow up for similar reasons

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34035819

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-N...S-military-base-in-South-Korea/6561463662485/

 

[hussain0216]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34035819

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-N...S-military-base-in-South-Korea/6561463662485/

Yes but indians blew up their a major arms depot killing 30 of their soldiers

 

[Director General]

Yes but indians blew up their a major arms depot killing 30 of their soldiers

Wrong.only 3 out if 16 killed in depot fire were soldiers rest were civilian firefighters.

 

[hussain0216]

Wrong.only 3 out if 16 killed in depot fire were soldiers rest were civilian firefighters.

I heard alot more, death toll into 50s many soldiers dead

Cover up

 

[Director General]

I heard alot more, death toll into 50s many soldiers dead

Cover up

In your wetdreams.

 

[hussain0216]

In your wetdreams.

No really,

I read/was informed that the explosions caused colossal damage multi millions went up in flames with many casualties not just 19 you mentioned

 

[Windjammer]

Nothing goes unreported about Indian forces from your eagle eyes windy

In case you just woke up, this is a defence forum meant to discuss defence related matters however if you were expecting some Beef Biryani, that can also be arranged.

Had you known navy operations a bit , these useless words would not have been here.
Alas I would not blame you all for so , had your nation had a navy , you would have known it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18761040

Lol, did you even read the link you posted, it's talking about fires on complex nuclear subs and history should be revised since according to you, Pakistan doesn't posses a navy, it's must have used some unorthodox method to sink the INS Kukri.
The specially trained torpedo dolphin seems the ideal candidate.

 

[shree835]

There's obviously some sort of discontent or malign efforts within the IN that initially certain events take place and then they are covered up, who knows how many go unreported.

Chicha ..At least our media is highlighting it...Did you or your media even dare to question your Armed force...your armed forced officer got medal by doing what ...??...Even though they did not even won a single war....Why they lost Bangladesh ...what about 1 lacks surrender...???... DO U HAVE BALLS TO ASK YOUR ARMED FORCE... CHICHA... JITNI AUKAT HO UTNI HEE BAAT KARNI CHAHIYE....

 

[noksss]

In case you just woke up, this is a defence forum meant to discuss defence related matters however if you were expecting some Beef Biryani, that can also be arranged.

Thanks eagle eyed windy

Do arrange a Mallu style biryani dude

 

[Ankit Kumar 002]

In case you just woke up, this is a defence forum meant to discuss defence related matters however if you were expecting some Beef Biryani, that can also be arranged.



Lol, did you even read the link you posted, it's talking about fires on complex nuclear subs and history should be revised since according to you, Pakistan doesn't posses a navy, it's must have used some unorthodox method to sink the INS Kukri.
The specially trained torpedo dolphin seems the ideal candidate.

Search a little more, reports on US destroyers and UK navy Type 23s are also there.

All the link serves is to " educate " certain souls here on the forum that fires aboard navy ships is nothing more than technical complexities.....

Again ... even the Spanish Coast Guard harassed a US Navy Nuke sub forcing a near by UK navy ship to intervene. That doesn't change anything.

But hey thanks.... that incident is one major reason why we see IN today in this form.