3 sailors injured in a minor explosion on INS Ganga vessel
MUMBAI: Three sailors suffered burns after a minor explosion that occurred in boiler situated close to the engine room of INS Ganga — a frigate Godavari class vessel today. The incident occurred around 12.50pm, when the ship was anchored at the Mumbai Naval dock for a routine maintenance check-up.
Immediately after the incident the three sailors present at the engine room were brought aboard the ship and rushed to the INHS Asvini hospital at Colaba. The Indian Navy officials are conducting a probe to find out the cause of fire at the boiler that led to minor explosion. "We are waiting for the status report of those sailors suffered burns in the minor explosion," said a defence official.
This is the seventh incident in less than four and a half month in 2014 and 16th incident since 2000.
Minor fire on naval warship INS Ganga, 3 injured
Mumbai: Just few weeks after a tragedy hit the Navy's Russian-origin Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhuratna, a minor explosion was reported at the INS Ganga at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Friday.
According to initial reports, three persons, including a navy sailor, who were onboard the INS Ganga were also inured in the incident.
The cause of fire at the naval warship is yet to be ascertained.
This incident comes few weeks after the tragic death of at least seven sailors in a mishap involving the Russian-origin Kilo Class submarine INS Sindhuratna, 40 nautical miles off the coast of Mumbai.
In March this year, INS Kolkata was hit by an accident at the Mazgaon Dock in Mumbai claiming the life of a Commander and hospitalisation of two dockyard employees.
