No major material damage was reported, a Defense Department statement said. (Represent)
New Delhi:
Three naval personnel died from their injuries sustained by an explosion aboard the Indian Navy destroyer INS Ranvir. “During an unfortunate incident that took place today at the Naval Dockyard Mumbai, three naval personnel succumbed to injuries sustained by an explosion in the internal compartment of the INS Ranvir,” a statement from the Ministry of Defense said. said. No major material damage was reported, it added.
Sources said the explosion happened around 4:30 p.m. and had nothing to do with explosions of weapons or ammunition. An investigative panel has been ordered to investigate the cause.
“The ship’s crew responded immediately and quickly brought the situation under control,” the statement said.
INS Ranvir has been deployed by Eastern Naval Command since November 2021 and will soon return to base port.
INS Ranvir, the first of a series of Ranvir-class destroyers, entered the Indian Navy on 21 April 1986. The ships were built in the former Soviet Union. The role of the Ranvir-class ships involves protection such as anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare to protect carrier task forces against submarines, low-flying aircraft, and cruise missiles.
Incumbent Navy Admiral R Harikumar had commanded the ship earlier in his career.
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