India Sub Crew Burned Beyond Recognition; 3 Bodies Found

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India Sub Crew Burned Beyond Recognition; 3 Bodies Found - Bloomberg

India Sub Crew Burned Beyond Recognition; 3 Bodies Found
The Indian navy rescued sailors from one of its Russian-built Kilo class submarines following an accident off the coast of Mumbai, a mishap that brought back memories of fire and explosions aboard a similar boat in August that killed 18 men and left no survivors.

Seven of the crew were airlifted and treated for smoke inhalation on the INS Sindhuratna, which was inducted into the Indian Navy in 1988, Rahul Sinha, a Mumbai-based spokesman for the nation’s navy, said in a telephone interview. Two sailors were missing, Associated Press reported, citing D.K. Sharma, another spokesman.

The nation’s naval ships in the area were coordinating the rescue mission as efforts were on to locate the missing men, Sinha said. India’s navy has a fleet of 16 submarines, including 10 diesel-electric Kilo class vessels. They have a maximum diving depth of 300 meters (984 feet), a top speed of 18 knots and are able to operate for 45 days with a crew of 53 people, according to the navy’s website.

There have been several accidents aboard Russian-made submarines in the past 15 years. Twenty Russians died on a vessel when a faulty firefighting system was accidentally activated during trials in the Sea of Japan in 2008. The Kursk sank in August 2000 after an onboard explosion in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 on board.

In a Mumbai dockyard early on Aug. 14, explosions and fire inside the INS Sindhurakshak caused temperature to soar high enough to melt steel, jamming doors and hatches and twisting ladders. That was the worst submarine accident in the country’s history and the biggest setback for the navy since the loss of a warship in 1971 during a conflict with Pakistan.

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To contact the editor responsible for this story: Daniel Ten Kate atdtenkate@bloomberg.net

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[Guynextdoor2]

Where does it say 3 bodies found you goddamn &%$*T$*)!!!

 

[favabeans]

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[jarves]

Where does it say 3 bodies found you goddamn &%$*T$*)!!!

In other forums,some guys are saying that two officers have died and others are feared to be dead......
RIP....

 

[cirr]

Where does it say 3 bodies found you goddamn &%$*T$*)!!!

Your anger should be directed at those who are responsible for this yet another tragic incident。

 

[Areesh]

So it is 2 missing and 3 dead. Right?

Anyways RIP

 

[Parul]

Rest in peace!

 

[madooxno9]

Kya yaar bhale log ruksaat ho gae , RIP

 

[faisal6309]

RIP...

 

[T90TankGuy]

RIP , sad this accident is the 10 such in the past 2 yrs with the navy.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

RIP...

 

[Developereo]

Rest in Peace.

 

[SpArK]

Unfortunate event.

Rest in peace.

 

[Abingdonboy]

RIP , sad this accident is the 10 such in the past 2 yrs with the navy.

Please stop falling for the tricks the Indian media is playing. The ONLY thing one can draw from this is the IN's Kilos are a SERIOUS liability to the Navy. When the "flying coffin" issue was at its height no one was questioning the IAF's standards of training but they understood it was because these birds were simply outdated and in dire need of being replaced.

I fear such incidents on the Kilos will keep happening until the last bloody one is gone from service. What we see today with the issue of "obsolence" and the likes of the flying-coffin and Deepak and such is as a direct result of the so-called "lost decade" and the failure of some of the replacements to come online fast enough (see LCA, see MMRCA, see Scorpene) where the Indian Mil had to extend the life of their machines far beyond what they were/are meant to do. So such incidents happen as a result. Things have only recently started to improve (AJT, PC-7, MKI, V5s etc etc).

 

[Superboy]

RIP Hope the Scorpenes come soon.