Indian Navy Saves Its Massively Damaged Guided Missile Frigate Betwa
source:Sputnik
India’s Ministry of Defense document shows that more than two dozen accidents have been reported involving naval warships and submarines since 2011.
New Delhi — India has saved its most spirited ship that tipped over at a Mumbai dockyard last December. Defense sources say that INS Betwa, a guided missile frigate, is back on even keel. The Indian Navy hopes that the ship will be operational by 2018. The Indian Navy has spent approximately three million dollar in the process. Winner of the Indian Navy’s “most spirited ship” award for the year 2016 had tipped over on December 5 during undocking evolution and it was suspected that the dock-block mechanism had failed. The accident had left two sailors dead and 14 injured.
“The ship was made upright on Tuesday night and is now floating on even keel. The condition is good. There is some water inside which is being pumped out,” Navy Spokesperson Capt DK Sharma said. The ship would now be moved to a nearby dock either Hughes or Duncan.
