Explosion, fire rock Indian submarine

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[Dbdaily]

Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) A huge explosion accompanied by a fire rocked an Indian Navy submarine docked in the high security naval dockyard here early Wednesday, officials said.

The devastation took place shortly after midnight on INS Sindhurakshak submarine. Many sailors on board reportedly jumped off to safety, a defence ministry source said.

[junta]

Hull # 7-11 by chance?

[BenLurkin]

Bad news.

[Husker24]

Was it Russian made?

[Dbdaily]

Fire breaks out in two Navy ships in Mumbai dockyard MUMBAI: A fire broke out inside the Naval dockyard at Lion Gate around 12.10am. According to fire brigade sources, fire has been reported from two Navy ships in the dockyard. "We received a call shortly after midnight that fire broke out aboard two naval ships at the Naval dockyard in South Mumbai," the sources said. Sixteen fire engines and nine fire tankers were rushed to the spot, the sources said, adding efforts were underway to extinguish the blaze. Colaba police confirmed about the fire inside the restricted area at Lion Gate. The cause behind the fire is yet to be ascertained, they said, adding, there are no reports of any causalities so far.

[chrisser]

Was it caused by a disgruntled worker who wanted a few days off?

[jimbobfoster]

Appears to be a Russian made diesel electric sub.

[The KG9 Kid]

Yes. It’s a Kilo class diesel-electric sub.

[FreedomOfExpression]

I figured that someone would beat me to the comment.

[jonascord]

The Navy is remarkable sensitive about captains who scrape the paint on the toys they are issued.

The sea mount wasn't even marked on any charts. "Discolored water" in the area is a little vague.

[jonascord]

Sounds like a simple accident, to me. /s

[shibumi]

There’s still time to get in one about storing combustibles near the head dress and tom-tom locker.

[rawcatslyentist]

Rock is not a submarine friendly word.

[FreedomOfExpression]

Well, I could have, but you already beat me to that one, didn't you?    :)

[shibumi]

Funny thing about time.

It fleets.

[Joe Boucher]

sooo,
give em some nuke subs?

[James C. Bennett]

At least they didn’t run into underwater mountains or bridges like the couple of US submarines and boats that did just that in the recent past...

[Jeff Head]

This is the 9th of 10 Kilo class submarines the Indians had Russia build for them. A diesel electric sub commissioined in 1997, so about 16 years old.

It is not either of their newer nuclear subs. One of which is an SSN attack sub, an Akula II they got from Russia, and the other of which is their new SSBN, a nculear SLBM submarine which was just launched.

[HereInTheHeartland]

I told them to hold the curry powder for the lunch meal. They wouldn’t listen.

[Cold Heart]

Discolored water on a chart is not vague, it means probable shallows that haven’t been officially sounded.