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18 trapped after Indian submarine explodes and sinks in Mumbai
Huge fireball lights up Mumbai dockyard after Russian-built INS Sindhurakshak reportedly ignites two warheads
Maseeh Rahman in Delhi
Wed 14 Aug 2013 10.28 BST First published on Wed 14 Aug 2013 10.28 BST
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A Russian-built submarine of the Indian navy has exploded in Mumbai harbour, with 18 sailors believed to be trapped inside.
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Several other crew members were reported to have escaped by jumping off the submarine when it blew up on Tuesday night, sparking a huge fire. Several injured navy personnel were being treated in a naval hospital.
"Naval divers are trying to rescue the sailors still inside the semi-submerged submarine," said naval spokesman PVS Satish. "We will not give up until we find them."
After the explosion in the Russian Kilo-class INS Sindhurakshak, two torpedoes from the submarine were set off, damaging other vessels in the naval dockyard.
India's defence minister AK Antony confirmed that people died when a navy submarine caught fire and sank at its home port in Mumbai. He gave no details. "I feel sad … about those navy personnel who lost their lives in the service of the country," Antony told reporters outside parliament in New Delhi.
The diesel-electric submarine, built in St Petersburg in 1997, had undergone a two-year upgrade in Russia after a battery on board gave trouble in April 2010.
Capable of firing cruise missiles at a range of 125 miles (200km), it had been reintroduced into the Indian navy only in April.
The explosion is believed to be an accident, and investigations are likely to focus on the same cause as in 2010 – a defective battery.
Social media film of the explosion, repeatedly aired on Indian TV networks, showed a huge ball of fire lighting up the naval dockyard in Mumbai.
Besides navy firefighting units, 16 fire engines from the Mumbai Fire Brigade battled the inferno, which was brought under control at around 3am.
According to TV news reports, the fire set off two torpedoes on board the INS Sindhurakshak, and the deadly missiles hit another submarine and a naval vessel. The damage to the second submarine was minor, the reports suggested.
"It's a major setback, as out of around 14 submarines, the Indian navy only has a few operational subs available," said Srinjoy Chowdhury, defence correspondent of Times Now. "The INS Sindhurakshak was one of them."
The Indian navy had been celebrating two breakthroughs in the past week in its quest to emerge as a "blue-water navy", capable of operating across vast stretches of ocean.
Its first home-built aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, was launched on Monday, though it will not be battle-ready until 2020. And on 10 August the reactor in India's first indigenously built nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, went critical.
The nuclear-powered submarine is due to begin sea trials before it is made fully operational. The navy already has on lease a Russian-built nuclear submarine, the INS Chakra. But the Chakra cannot be armed with nuclear-tipped missiles due to international non-proliferation treaties.
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Some Indian sailors dead after submarine explosion in Mumbai
By Harmeet Shah Singh and Jethro Mullen, CNN
Updated 0447 GMT (1247 HKT) August 15, 2013
18 feared dead in submarine explosion 02:23
Story highlights
Rescue efforts are under way at the scene following the blast and "major fire" early Wednesday on the INS Sindhurakshak, the defense ministry said in a statement.
Defense Minister A.K. Antony later said that some officers had lost their lives, but he didn't give any details on how many had died.
The Russian-built submarine has mostly sunk from the damage, the defense ministry said, and only a part of it is visible. About 18 people were on board the vessel at the time of the blast, it said.
Images carried by CNN sister network IBN showed the night sky over the port area lighted up by the explosion and blaze, which began shortly after midnight.
Sailors feared trapped in submarine fire 02:54
Navy and civilian firefighters were called into action at Mumbai's naval dockyard to tackle the flames and rescue survivors. By Wednesday afternoon, the navy had taken sole responsibility for the rescue effort, Mumbai fire chief Suhas Joshi said.
An inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the explosion, the defense ministry said.
In 2011: Probe, repairs ordered after Russian nuclear submarine fire
Refitted in Russia
The Sindhurakshak was commissioned in 1997, according to the Indian Navy.
It was refitted in a Russian shipyard between August 2010 and January of this year, Russian state new agency Itar Tass reported.
The redesign included the installation of new missile, communication and cooling systems, as well as a new radar, the agency said.
It reported that the upgrade also included other measures to improve the submarine's combat quality and operational safety.
The crisis at the Mumbai dockyard Wednesday comes after India launched a home-built aircraft carrier Monday in a bid to join a select group of nations capable of building such warships.
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18 trapped after Indian submarine explodes and sinks in Mumbai
Huge fireball lights up Mumbai dockyard after Russian-built INS Sindhurakshak reportedly ignites two warheads
Maseeh Rahman in Delhi
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Several other crew members were reported to have escaped by jumping off the submarine when it blew up on Tuesday night, sparking a huge fire. Several injured navy personnel were being treated in a naval hospital.
"Naval divers are trying to rescue the sailors still inside the semi-submerged submarine," said naval spokesman PVS Satish. "We will not give up until we find them."
After the explosion in the Russian Kilo-class INS Sindhurakshak, two torpedoes from the submarine were set off, damaging other vessels in the naval dockyard.
India's defence minister AK Antony confirmed that people died when a navy submarine caught fire and sank at its home port in Mumbai. He gave no details. "I feel sad … about those navy personnel who lost their lives in the service of the country," Antony told reporters outside parliament in New Delhi.
The diesel-electric submarine, built in St Petersburg in 1997, had undergone a two-year upgrade in Russia after a battery on board gave trouble in April 2010.
Capable of firing cruise missiles at a range of 125 miles (200km), it had been reintroduced into the Indian navy only in April.
The explosion is believed to be an accident, and investigations are likely to focus on the same cause as in 2010 – a defective battery.
Social media film of the explosion, repeatedly aired on Indian TV networks, showed a huge ball of fire lighting up the naval dockyard in Mumbai.
Besides navy firefighting units, 16 fire engines from the Mumbai Fire Brigade battled the inferno, which was brought under control at around 3am.
According to TV news reports, the fire set off two torpedoes on board the INS Sindhurakshak, and the deadly missiles hit another submarine and a naval vessel. The damage to the second submarine was minor, the reports suggested.
"It's a major setback, as out of around 14 submarines, the Indian navy only has a few operational subs available," said Srinjoy Chowdhury, defence correspondent of Times Now. "The INS Sindhurakshak was one of them."
The Indian navy had been celebrating two breakthroughs in the past week in its quest to emerge as a "blue-water navy", capable of operating across vast stretches of ocean.
Its first home-built aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, was launched on Monday, though it will not be battle-ready until 2020. And on 10 August the reactor in India's first indigenously built nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, went critical.
The nuclear-powered submarine is due to begin sea trials before it is made fully operational. The navy already has on lease a Russian-built nuclear submarine, the INS Chakra. But the Chakra cannot be armed with nuclear-tipped missiles due to international non-proliferation treaties.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/13/world/asia/india-submarine-fire/index.html
Some Indian sailors dead after submarine explosion in Mumbai
By Harmeet Shah Singh and Jethro Mullen, CNN
Updated 0447 GMT (1247 HKT) August 15, 2013
18 feared dead in submarine explosion 02:23
Story highlights
- The defense minister confirms some deaths but doesn't say how many
- About 18 people were reportedly on board when the blast happened
- Rescue efforts are still under way
- The Russian-built submarine has mostly sunk following the explosion and blaze
Rescue efforts are under way at the scene following the blast and "major fire" early Wednesday on the INS Sindhurakshak, the defense ministry said in a statement.
Defense Minister A.K. Antony later said that some officers had lost their lives, but he didn't give any details on how many had died.
The Russian-built submarine has mostly sunk from the damage, the defense ministry said, and only a part of it is visible. About 18 people were on board the vessel at the time of the blast, it said.
Images carried by CNN sister network IBN showed the night sky over the port area lighted up by the explosion and blaze, which began shortly after midnight.
Sailors feared trapped in submarine fire 02:54
Navy and civilian firefighters were called into action at Mumbai's naval dockyard to tackle the flames and rescue survivors. By Wednesday afternoon, the navy had taken sole responsibility for the rescue effort, Mumbai fire chief Suhas Joshi said.
An inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the explosion, the defense ministry said.
In 2011: Probe, repairs ordered after Russian nuclear submarine fire
Refitted in Russia
The Sindhurakshak was commissioned in 1997, according to the Indian Navy.
It was refitted in a Russian shipyard between August 2010 and January of this year, Russian state new agency Itar Tass reported.
The redesign included the installation of new missile, communication and cooling systems, as well as a new radar, the agency said.
It reported that the upgrade also included other measures to improve the submarine's combat quality and operational safety.
The crisis at the Mumbai dockyard Wednesday comes after India launched a home-built aircraft carrier Monday in a bid to join a select group of nations capable of building such warships.
In 2012: Vacuum cleaner blamed for fire on nuclear submarine
