A fire erupted on board the Indian Navy’s warship, INS Brahmaputra, on Sunday night in Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard. The incident caused the ship to tilt and rest on its side. The fire has been brought under control, but the incident has left one sailor missing. A search operation is ongoing to locate the missing sailor.
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, expressing concern over the accident, stated that the missing sailor was seen attempting to swim ashore after the fire. However, subsequent searches by navy personnel have failed to locate him.
Swaminathan acknowledged the seriousness of the incident and assured that a thorough investigation would be conducted. He further stated that any necessary corrective measures would be implemented.
“It is a sad incident, but the navy will inquire into what happened, and whatever corrective measures need to be taken will certainly be taken. The ship had a fire, like all of you know, and in fighting the fire, a lot of water was used. Perhaps because of that, some of the stability of the ship may have gotten upset, so the ship just tilted to one side and is resting on the jetty,” he said on Tuesday.
Regarding the damage caused to the ship, Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan expressed confidence that the ship could be righted and the water pumped out, allowing for its restoration as soon as possible. “The ship can be very well made ‘upright and the water can be pumped out to reset the ship as soon as possible,” he stated.
