Mumbai/New Delhi: An Indian Navy warship INS Brahmaputra undergoing maintenance at the Mumbai naval dockyard caught fire today. According to the navy, a junior sailor is missing, and rescue teams are actively searching for him. All other personnel have been accounted for.
The fire erupted on the multirole frigate INS Brahmaputra on Sunday evening while it was being refitted at the dockyard. The navy reported that the ship is now lying on its side.
“The ship’s crew, with the help of firefighters from Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, and other ships in the harbor, managed to control the fire by Monday morning,” the navy said in a statement. “Follow-up actions, including sanitisation checks to assess any residual fire risk, were conducted.”