Prized Warship INS Betwa Crashes To Its Side, Divers Search For 2 Missing
The Betwa is an indigenous 3,850 ton ship armed with Uran anti-ship missiles and surface-to-air missiles
HIGHLIGHTS
- INS Betwa today tipped over while undocking at the Mumbai dockyard
- The Betwa is an indigenous 3,850 ton ship that is now lying on its side
- It is armed with anti-ship missiles, surface-to-air missiles, torpedoes
MUMBAI: The navy's prized warship INS Betwa tipped over and crashed to its side while undocking in Mumbai on Monday. Two sailors are missing while 14 have been rescued with minor injuries.
Divers are looking for the missing sailors.
The 3,850-ton ship is lying on its side on the dry dock at the naval dockyard. It was docked for underwater repairs, and while being returned to the water - a process that involves tipping the ship - the system snagged and the entire ship fell sideways. The main mast of the guided missile frigate broke.
"There has been an incident in the cruiser grounding dock... The incident occurred during undocking evolution wherein it is suspected that dock blocks mechanism failed," said navy spokesperson Captain DK Sharma.
"This is a very big situation for the navy as this has never happened before," he said, adding that an inquiry would take place.
The INS Betwa, one of the key warships of the Western Naval Command, is armed with Uran anti-ship missiles, Barak 1 surface-to-air missiles and torpedoes.
(Source : ndtv.com)
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