NEW DELHI: Indian Navy 's only nuclear-powered submarine, INS Chakra , has suffered a damage and a board of inquiry has been ordered into it, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said today. "There has been some damage to her sonar domes where two panels have been dislodged. "It was a joint team of Indian and Russian experts who examined the submarine. The submarine had suffered the damage around two-and-a-half months back.Lanba also categorically rejected Russian media reports that the Navy had allowed a technical team from the US to visit the submarine. "No US official has even seen it from close quarters," he said.
Source: Times of India December 01, 2017 16:30 UTC