Warship captain sacked after misguided order leads to death

[RPK]

Warship captain sacked after misguided order leads to death



New Delhi: The captain of the INS Talwar, a frontline frigate of the Indian Navy, has been removed from command after his order caused the death of a young officer at sea.

Captain Rahul Parmar allegedly ordered young officers on board his ship to dive into the sea off the coast of Gujarat. He allegedly wanted to test their bravery and readiness for emergencies. One of them- a sub-lieutenant and the youngest officer on the ship - drowned. The tragedy occurred on December 20.

The INS Talwar was on patrol duty; it has been used for anti-piracy operations in the recent past.

A Board of Inquiry has been completed by the Navy; it has asked for the removal of Captain Parmar.

RIP

 

[Riaz Mohammed]

Is the captains real name " Chuck Norris" by any chance ?! RIP, but a true wtf moment.

 

[RazPaK]

Damn, was he drinking?

 

[Abingdonboy]

Swift justice indeed.

 

[harpoon]

I believe its just a political correct decision. Its now Captain's fault that the young naval officer don't know how to swim.

 

[perplexed]

Damn, was he drinking?

There is a certain limit on depth of water where navy guys can be ordered to dive just like that.... IMO

 

[RazPaK]

There is a certain limit on depth of water where navy guys can be ordered to dive just like that.... IMO

Then that means he was just doing his job?

 

[Rafi]

WTF??? So a guy qualified to be a naval officer, and could not swim? What are they teaching at the naval academy.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Then that means he was just doing his job?

WTF??? So a guy qualified to be a naval officer, and could not swim? What are they teaching at the naval academy.

We do not know the details yet so there is no point in jumping to conclusions.


It is compulsory to ba able to swim to a high level in the IN but, again, we don't know the exact details of how he drowned. There could be a huge variety of reasons as to why he drowned.

 

[RPK]

Navy officer drowns after training drill goes awry - The Times of India


NEW DELHI: In a tragic case of harsh training drills going horribly wrong, a frontline Indian warship's captain is in the dock after a newly commissioned officer drowned after being ordered to jump overboard into the icy-cold waters of the Arabian Sea.

Captain Rahul 'Rolly' Parmar, a "high-profile officer" commanding the 3,620-tonne guided-missile stealth frigate INS Talwar, has been "relieved" of his command till the naval Board of Inquiry (BoI) being held at the Mumbai-based Western Naval Command (WNC) into the shocking incident is completed.

Sources said Sub-Lieutenant Bipin Kumar, who had to "really struggle" to become an officer coming as he did from "humble origins'' with a retired Army havaldar as his father, drowned after being ordered by Capt Parmar to "jump into the rough sea, without proper safety precautions'' in place, off the Gujarat coast on December 29.

"There were no divers on stand-by, as is the norm, nor any life-jacket. The divers hit the waters almost 20 minutes after Kumar failed to surface. Even his body could not be found,'' said a source.

The Navy, which had kept the incident under wraps, contended it was "a freak, unfortunate accident'' arising from the "mandatory survival at sea'' exercises, on being contacted by TOI on Tuesday morning.

Such drills are regularly held to train all officers and sailors to survive in times of emergencies by first jumping overboard and then swimming well clear of a sinking warship to embark on lifeboats or rafts.

There is "no question" of Kumar being "selectively targeted" since five to six other "under-training officers" had also been lined up on the deck to jump into the sea after Kumar, the Navy said.

Moreover, there was a safety boat, with divers on board, positioned in the water before the drill began on INS Talwar. After Kumar failed to surface, a massive search operation was launched with five to six warships and aircraft being "diverted'' to search the mishap site. The BoI will ascertain the exact sequence of events, whether all requisite safety precautions were taken or not, and fix responsibility if required, the Navy said.

Incidentally, Kumar was a "strong swimmer'', known to have regularly swum across the over 1-km wide Khadakwasla Lake as a cadet in the premier tri-Service National Defence Academy near Pune.

Capt Parmar himself is known as "a bright, competent officer on the fast-track". After having commanded a Kora-class corvette and staff appointments with the flag officer commanding-in-chief of WNC, he was the crucial director of naval operations at Navy HQ in New Delhi.

He had been appointed the captain of INS Talwar, which took part in last month's presidential fleet review, barely a couple of months ago. While new captains are known to "tighten the screws" on ensure their warships and crew fare well in operational tasks, only the BoI will establish what exactly happened in the tragic case.

 

[matrix_neo]

Navy officer drowns after training drill goes awry - The Times of India


NEW DELHI: In a tragic case of harsh training drills going horribly wrong, a frontline Indian warship's captain is in the dock after a newly commissioned officer drowned after being ordered to jump overboard into the icy-cold waters of the Arabian Sea.

Captain Rahul 'Rolly' Parmar, a "high-profile officer" commanding the 3,620-tonne guided-missile stealth frigate INS Talwar, has been "relieved" of his command till the naval Board of Inquiry (BoI) being held at the Mumbai-based Western Naval Command (WNC) into the shocking incident is completed.

Sources said Sub-Lieutenant Bipin Kumar, who had to "really struggle" to become an officer coming as he did from "humble origins'' with a retired Army havaldar as his father, drowned after being ordered by Capt Parmar to "jump into the rough sea, without proper safety precautions'' in place, off the Gujarat coast on December 29.

"There were no divers on stand-by, as is the norm, nor any life-jacket. The divers hit the waters almost 20 minutes after Kumar failed to surface. Even his body could not be found,'' said a source.

The Navy, which had kept the incident under wraps, contended it was "a freak, unfortunate accident'' arising from the "mandatory survival at sea'' exercises, on being contacted by TOI on Tuesday morning.

Such drills are regularly held to train all officers and sailors to survive in times of emergencies by first jumping overboard and then swimming well clear of a sinking warship to embark on lifeboats or rafts.

There is "no question" of Kumar being "selectively targeted" since five to six other "under-training officers" had also been lined up on the deck to jump into the sea after Kumar, the Navy said.

Moreover, there was a safety boat, with divers on board, positioned in the water before the drill began on INS Talwar. After Kumar failed to surface, a massive search operation was launched with five to six warships and aircraft being "diverted'' to search the mishap site. The BoI will ascertain the exact sequence of events, whether all requisite safety precautions were taken or not, and fix responsibility if required, the Navy said.

Incidentally, Kumar was a "strong swimmer'', known to have regularly swum across the over 1-km wide Khadakwasla Lake as a cadet in the premier tri-Service National Defence Academy near Pune.

Capt Parmar himself is known as "a bright, competent officer on the fast-track". After having commanded a Kora-class corvette and staff appointments with the flag officer commanding-in-chief of WNC, he was the crucial director of naval operations at Navy HQ in New Delhi.

He had been appointed the captain of INS Talwar, which took part in last month's presidential fleet review, barely a couple of months ago. While new captains are known to "tighten the screws" on ensure their warships and crew fare well in operational tasks, only the BoI will establish what exactly happened in the tragic case.

come on guys, u need to read everything about an incident, and make sure that you have SOME knowledge atleast of teh topic before shooting from ur mouth!

I don't know how many of u have seriously even seen a warship! lets get to the facts, "sea swimming" is a standard exercise in Navy, which takes place on almost daily basis onboard ALL WARSHIPS of Navy at sea!!! The Navy is not some "sarkari office"! There's a checklist for everything which is followed verbatim! The rescue boat with 2 divers (minimum) is a compulsory prerequisite.. and Talwar being a huge ship, there's no doubt that it was being followed... moreover, the Officer was a good swimmer (run for 1000 metres and see ur fitness... he could SWIM for 1000 metres!)...and moreover, its not some village police station where the "thanedar" can do whatever he feels like! so the CO couldn't have done something wrong to "punish" this young officer... The other 40 officers onboard would never allow a CO to do something like that, in spite of all the discipline followed in Navy.

This must have been one unfortunate accident.. a BOI is needed.. and whatever the reason be, it will be considered as the Captain's failure as he was Commanding the ship... so his career is as good as over... By the way Capt Rolly was sureshot to make it to Flag Rank....

 

[T90TankGuy]

the sailor who lost his life , his body was not found . i am glad justice prevailed.

 

[JonAsad]

Blame the shark- any one looking into the possibility?-

 

[boris]

For those who have never done any deep sea diving at times if precautions are not taken the currents will take you happily from one place to somewhere far far away.

Our Navy has excellent diver's.The best in the country in fact.

 

[Donatello]

For those who have never done any deep sea diving at times if precautions are not taken the currents will take you happily from one place to somewhere far far away.

Our Navy has excellent diver's.The best in the country in fact.

Apparently not so.