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3 Navy personnel killed in explosion inside internal compartment on INS Ranvir in Mumbai

The vessel was at Mumbai's Naval Dockyard when the explosion took place. INS Ranvir has been on a cross-coast operational deployment from the Eastern Naval Command since last November.

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New Delhi: Three Navy personnel were killed in an explosion onboard the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Ranvir at the Naval dockyard in Mumbai on Tuesday, an official statement said.

“In an unfortunate incident today at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, three naval personnel succumbed to injuries caused by an explosion in an internal compartment onboard INS Ranvir,” the Indian Navy’s statement noted.

The ship’s crew responded immediately and quickly brought the situation under control, it mentioned.  No major material damage has been reported, it added.  “INS Ranvir was on cross coast operational deployment from the Eastern Naval Command since November 2021 and was due to return to base port shortly,” it mentioned.

A Board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate into the cause of this incident, it noted. PTI DSP TIR

This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.


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