INS Betwa slips while undocking at Naval Dockyard, 2 dead - News Summed Up

INS Betwa slips while undocking at Naval Dockyard, 2 dead


Two personnel were killed on Monday and 15 others injured when INS Betwa, a guided missile frigate, tipped over during undocking at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. "There has been an incident in the cruiser grounding dock at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai involving INS Betwa. The incident occurred during undocking evolution wherein it is suspected that dock blocks mechanism failed," navy spokesperson Capt D K Sharma said. #UPDATE INS Betwa incident at Mumbai dockyard: Two dead, others being treated for minor injuries — ANI (@ANI_news) December 5, 2016The incident occurred at about 1.50 pm. In January 2014, the same ship had run aground and collided with an unidentified object while approaching the Mumbai naval base.


Source: dna December 05, 2016 10:16 UTC



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