INS Brahmaputra: On Tuesday, Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan stated that the damaged ship would be repaired shortly and voiced concern over the missing sailor.
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan announced that a search is in progress to find the Indian Navy sailor who vanished following the fire and voiced concern over the incident involving the INS Brahmaputra cruiser. Following an incident involving a fire on Sunday night, the battleship is currently lying on one side at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
While elucidating on the accident, Swaminathan said that the missing sailor was visible when he was trying to come out of the ship and swim ashore, but later, other personnel weren’t able to trace him.
“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 a lot of water was used in fighting the fire. Perhaps because of that, some of the ship’s stability may have gotten upset, so the ship just tilted to one side and is resting on the jetty,” he said on Tuesday.
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan addressed the accident’s damage to the ship and stated that it is highly feasible to turn it “upright” and remove the water to reset it as quickly as possible.
Based on the inquiry report, the Naval Headquarters has directed a Rear Admiral to conduct a thorough investigation to ascertain the precise causes and establish accountability.
Following a fire incident on board on Sunday night, the cruiser is now resting on one side in the Naval Dockyard. During his visit to Mumbai to investigate the cause of the accident, Indian Navy head Admiral Dinesh Tripathi issued strict directives to the relevant officers to handle critical national assets with extreme caution, defense sources told ANI.
Western Command officials briefed the Navy chief on the issue, including the mishap and the actions being taken by the force, they added.
