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INS Vindhyagiri on fire post collision, many feared stuck
An India Navy warship INS Vindhyagiri, which collided head-on with a Cyprus flag merchant ship, M V Nordlake, near Sunk Rock Lighthouse off Mumbai harbour on Sunday evening, caught fire early on Monday morning. The naval dockyard could not control the fire and has sought help from the Mumbai fire brigade.
The city fire brigade sent 8 fire tenders and 4 jumbo tankers to douse the fire.
At 8.30 am on Monday, the city fire control said that many people were stuck in the ship. The JNPT has sent a tug to douse the fire, while MbPT has sent its tenders.
Apart from naval personnel, Vindhyagiri also has on board families of naval personnel and some civilians who had gone for a sea tour on Sunday. The damaged INS Vindhyagiri, which has reportedly suffered a crack in its hull, was brought to the naval dockyard.
M V Nordlake started off from JNPT at 1.54 pm on Sunday with a JNPT pilot to escort it out of the channel. N N Kumar, JNPT deputy chairman, said, "Our pilot was constantly in touch with the vessel tracking monitoring system on the wireless. The collision happened near the Sunk Rock Lighthouse at around 3.30 pm." Shipping ministry officials said it was surprising how the crew of the two ships did not spot each other on a sunny afternoon.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust officials had on Sunday blamed personnel on board the naval ship for the accident. An inquiry was ordered by director-general of shipping S B Agnihotri into the incident.
"The incident is quite serious as naval officials are highly trained," said an official not wishing to be identified.
Officials said that papers of M V Nordlake were seized as insurance formalities have to be completed. Naval officials are yet to assess the financial aspect of the damage. Vindhyagiri is in the naval dockyard and will be examined thorougly on Monday, said a naval official.
JNPT officials said that M V Nordlake was 175 metres long and fully laden with containers, but unlike the MSC Chitra-Khalijia-III collision last year, there was no oil spill or hindrance to traffic in the port or channel.
The shipping ministry is planning to revamp its communication system soon. In the last two years, there have been three major ship collisions. Last year, apart from the Chitra-Khalijia collision, coast guard ship Vivek sunk in the port after it was hit by Panamanian vessel Global Purity in March. On August 31, two ships collided at Indira Docks.
INS Vindhyagiri on fire post collision, many feared stuck - The Times of India
An India Navy warship INS Vindhyagiri, which collided head-on with a Cyprus flag merchant ship, M V Nordlake, near Sunk Rock Lighthouse off Mumbai harbour on Sunday evening, caught fire early on Monday morning. The naval dockyard could not control the fire and has sought help from the Mumbai fire brigade.
The city fire brigade sent 8 fire tenders and 4 jumbo tankers to douse the fire.
At 8.30 am on Monday, the city fire control said that many people were stuck in the ship. The JNPT has sent a tug to douse the fire, while MbPT has sent its tenders.
Apart from naval personnel, Vindhyagiri also has on board families of naval personnel and some civilians who had gone for a sea tour on Sunday. The damaged INS Vindhyagiri, which has reportedly suffered a crack in its hull, was brought to the naval dockyard.
M V Nordlake started off from JNPT at 1.54 pm on Sunday with a JNPT pilot to escort it out of the channel. N N Kumar, JNPT deputy chairman, said, "Our pilot was constantly in touch with the vessel tracking monitoring system on the wireless. The collision happened near the Sunk Rock Lighthouse at around 3.30 pm." Shipping ministry officials said it was surprising how the crew of the two ships did not spot each other on a sunny afternoon.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust officials had on Sunday blamed personnel on board the naval ship for the accident. An inquiry was ordered by director-general of shipping S B Agnihotri into the incident.
"The incident is quite serious as naval officials are highly trained," said an official not wishing to be identified.
Officials said that papers of M V Nordlake were seized as insurance formalities have to be completed. Naval officials are yet to assess the financial aspect of the damage. Vindhyagiri is in the naval dockyard and will be examined thorougly on Monday, said a naval official.
JNPT officials said that M V Nordlake was 175 metres long and fully laden with containers, but unlike the MSC Chitra-Khalijia-III collision last year, there was no oil spill or hindrance to traffic in the port or channel.
The shipping ministry is planning to revamp its communication system soon. In the last two years, there have been three major ship collisions. Last year, apart from the Chitra-Khalijia collision, coast guard ship Vivek sunk in the port after it was hit by Panamanian vessel Global Purity in March. On August 31, two ships collided at Indira Docks.
INS Vindhyagiri on fire post collision, many feared stuck - The Times of India
