Navy Chief reviews damage to INS Brahmaputra, measures to revive warship
Jul 23, 2024
New Delhi (India), July 23 : Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi on Tuesday reviewed the damage caused to the INS Brahmaputra warship after it was involved in an incident, defence sources told ANI.
Tripathi has asked the sailors to work towards reviving the boat, defence sources told ANI.
The sources said that the warship would be first uprighted in the dockyard and then taken to a dry dock for assessment, after which efforts would be made to revive it.
Notably, warship INS Brahmaputra got severely damaged in a fire incident and is now resting on one side in the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
Taking a strong view into the accident involving INS Brahmaputra warship, the Naval headquarters has ordered a detailed probe led by a Rear Admiral to determine the exact causes and establish accountability based on the inquiry report.
The warship is resting on one side in the Naval Dockyard after a fire incident on board on Sunday night.
During the visit, Admiral Tripathi gave strict instructions to the officials concerned to be very careful in handling vital national assets during his visit to Mumbai to review the cause of the accident.
The Navy chief was briefed about the incident by Western Command officials about the accident and the steps being taken by the force, they said.
The Rear Admiral (equivalent to a Major General in the Army) heading the Board of Inquiry has been asked to work in a time-bound manner to find out the exact reasons for the accident, they said.
The Navy Chief had yesterday briefed the Defence Minister about the accident and Rajnath Singh had instructed him to take appropriate action in the matter.
A fire had broken out onboard INS Brahmaputra while she was undergoing refit. The ship experienced severe listing to one side but despite all efforts, the ship could not be brought to an upright position.
The ship continued to list further alongside her berth and is presently resting on one side.
The missing sailor has also not yet been found but the search operations for him are continuing there, Navy officials said.
