Indian Navy sailor missing after INS Brahmaputra catches fire, topples at Mumbai dockyard
Navy frigate INS Brahmaputra has been gravely damaged in fire
An Indian Navy warship undergoing maintenance at a naval dockyard in Mumbai caught fire on Monday (July 22). A junior sailor of the navy is reported missing and a search and rescue operation is ongoing at the time of filing this report.
All other personnel have been accounted for, the Navy said.
"In the fire incident onboard the frigate INS Brahmaputra, the warship experienced severe listing to one side (port side). Despite all efforts, the ship could not be brought to the upright position. The ship continued to list further alongside her berth and is presently resting on one side. All personnel have been accounted for except one junior sailor, for whom the search is in progress. An inquiry has been ordered by the Indian Navy to investigate the accident," Indian Navy said in a statement.
"A fire had broken out onboard the Indian Naval Ship Brahmaputra, a multi-role Frigate, on the evening of 21 Jul 24 while she was undergoing refit. The fire was brought under control by the ship’s crew with the assistance of firefighters from Naval Dockyard, Mumbai {ND (Mbi)} and other ships in the harbour, by the morning of 22 Jul 24. Further, follow-on actions including sanitisation checks for assessment of residual risk of fire were carried out," Indian Navy statement added.
The INS Brahmaputra is the first indigenously built 'Brahmaputra' class guided missile frigate. It was commissioned into the Indian Navy in April 2000.
A crew of 40 officers and 330 sailors are deployed on the warship.
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The ship is fitted with medium range, close range and anti-aircraft guns, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles and torpedo launchers. The ship has a wide array of sensors covering all facets of maritime warfare. It is capable of operating Seaking and Chetak helicopters.
The INS Brahmaputra has a displacement of 5,300 tonnes, a length of 125 metres, a beam of 14.4 metres and is capable of speed in excess of 27 knots.
(With inputs from agencies)