INS Betwa, a Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate tipped over at Mumbai's Naval Dockyard this afternoon. According to Navy Spokesperson Capt D K Sharma, the incident occurred during undocking when the ship's mast hit the dockyard ground. He informed that 14 naval personnel were rescued from the dock while two are still missing. <br/><br/>Capt Sharma added that divers have been deployed to search for the missing jawans.<br/><br/>INS Betwa is 3850-tonne ship, having a length of 126 metres. It was commissioned in 2004. The extent of the damage suffered by INS Betwa is still being assessed.<br/><br/>This is the second major incident involving INS Betwa. In 2014, the ship had collided with an unidentified object while approaching the Mumbai naval base. A spate of accidents had occurred in that period with INS Sindhuratna had reported a fire onboard while the explosion had occurred onboard submarine 'INS Sindhurakshak' in 2013.
News On AIR | December 5, 2016 7:50 PM
INS Betwa slips at Naval dockyard