Indian Navy submarines collide

A shocked Naval headquarters ordered an inquiry late of Friday night into the collision of two Kilo-class submarines at the Naval dockyard in Mumbai.

The Russian-made attack submarines, INS Sindhuratna and INS Sindhukesari, collided while attempting to berth alongside, thereby damaging the rudder of one.

The crew of both the vessels, more than 100-strong, escaped unhurt owing to the double hull of the 877 EKM Kilo-class attack submarines. However, the Navy has played down the incident and termed it as minor.

The repair of the damaged submarine would be carried out soon at the dockyard. The reason of the mishap being given is error of judgment while attempting to berth parallel, which is a normal practice in the dockyard for naval vessels.

Recent accident History:

Earlier, too, there have been accidents on Kilo-class submarines. In 2008, INS Sindhughosh collided with a merchant vessel and damaged her conning tower, while INS Sindhurakshak had a fire onboard earlier this year.

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[ZangLangVang]

What a tragedy!!! The rudder died... There is no surprise about this. The indians know only to fuck... Their admirals are killing themselves in the fire range, "knowing" to fire a bloody 9mm pistol, and the brave submariners are banging their Kilos in a dockyard! Their competence is outstanding!

[theazharayaz]

@ZangLangVang While the Indian Navy insisted the Admiral was shot in an 'accident' at the firing range, police investigation showed it was intentional.