Explosion sinks INS Sindhurakshak Submarine with 18 onboard.

[LEGENDARY WARRIOR]

Dude seriously stop embarrassing yourself.

Smjhaa diya hai. Bachaa naya hai iss liye Jazbaatii hoo gya thaa..

 

[Black Eagle 90]

warhead (klub-s)got exploded, that's what caused the bigger damage.

Agree 100%; but were these N-Warheads???

 

[Always Neutral]

There is a very good chance some sailors in the aft sections of the submarine could have survived the blast. If they had successfully sealed off their section, then there could be enough air to survive for a few days. So there is a very, very good chance for survivors.

When the torpedoes on the Kursk exploded, many sailors survived for days in a sealed off section of the submarine. Of course, the Kilo is much smaller and therefore more susceptible to blast damage, but there is definitely hope.

Must keep looking for survivors as soon as it is safe to approach the submarine.

Such a dumb observation. This was a submarine alongside so all the hatches would be open. When you are at sea like the Kursk participating in an exercise all compartments will be sealed. Men are dead and what now the Navy must come clean is whether it was one submarine gone or two.

 

[LEGENDARY WARRIOR]

If the damage to Sindhurakshak was accidental then damage to Sindhuratna was man-made having been parked close to another Sub.
Even if this happens to be normal procedure in other countries as well , time has come to review this procedure. Damage to another sub could have been avoided if it had been docked afar . We can't undo what has happened but hopefully prevent repetition of these mistakes. This is major blow to Indian Navy . Such loss is not acceptable even in war time .

Everyone knows when it comes to maintenance our record is not very good ! Time to buckle up !!!

Submarines stand close in other countries too.. Like in Pakistan and also in U.K. India should check with its tech and maintenance procedures..

 

[Always Neutral]

Agree 100%; but were these N-Warheads???

Klub is a non-nuclear anti ship missile. This is a wake up call for the Navy. Move out the subs from Mumbai.

 

[by78]

Can't say as the video is showing many explosion coming from near by locations....

Wait and see as reports say submarine also exploded and 3rd one is damaged; later they will say 3rd one is also damaged too.

Which video are you referring to? All the videos I have seen so far shows only one explosion.

 

[Black Eagle 90]

Space should be the last constrain as far as safe docking of subs is concerned . Especially when you have too little of these and too precious to lose . Losing Sub to such domestic accidents is worse than losing it in enemy action !

Full statement by the Indian Navy : This is the full statement by the Indian Navy: An explosion resulting in a major fire took place on board INS Sindhurakshak, a Kilo class submarine of the Indian Navy, shortly after midnight on 14 August 2013.

Fire tenders from the Naval Dockyard as well as the Mumbai Fire Brigade were immediately pressed into action.

However, due to as yet unknown damage suffered as a result of the explosion, the submarine has submerged at her berth with only a portion visible above the surface.

About 18 persons were on board the submarine at the time of the accident and efforts are on to ascertain the safety of the personnel and salvage of the submarine. A Board of Inquiry is being instituted to investigate into the causes of the accident

Don't want to trust on any single word from them at all as now reports coming that the 2nd submarine is now exploded too in the midnight accident and the third one is damaged serverly.

 

[Pandora]

Smjhaa diya hai. Bachaa naya hai iss liye Jazbaatii hoo gya thaa..

People just dont understand the meaning if all of this is blamed on us. We are already firing bullets at each like no tomorrow.

 

[LEGENDARY WARRIOR]

Agree 100%; but were these N-Warheads???

They don't have N warheads on subs in peace time. Even in war they are not armed with nukes unless a threat for unconventional warfare arises..

Had it been a nuclear explosion; the entire area would have been cleared...

 

[Always Neutral]

Submarines stand close in other countries too.. Like in Pakistan and also in U.K. India should check with its tech and maintenance procedures..

No you are wrong. All submarine go to a special isolated berth to take on their armaments and then set sail. Once back all missiles are removed and then it goes to a normal berth.

 

[Black Eagle 90]

nope its single dear with security level-1

Pakistanis love their Agosta-90Bs and wanted to re-name as Agosta-90P(P for Pakistan). Also many PN fans and Pakistan lovers wanted to see at least 6-8 Agosta-90Bs.

Now on topic; please bring in some pictures of the real scence from un-official sources....

 

[by78]

Such a dumb observation. This was a submarine alongside so all the hatches would be open. When you are at sea like the Kursk participating in an exercise all compartments will be sealed. Men are dead and what now the Navy must come clean is whether it was one submarine gone or two.

Excuse me, when subs are at exercise, their compartments are definitely NOT sealed. Where did you learn this dumb 'fact' from?

 

[Black Eagle 90]

I would rather believe Navy's official statement. since official statement does not mention involvement of Second sub or ship , we should wait for further news before speading unconfirmed reports .
Defence minister Mr AK Antony will make statement in Parliament in the afternoon . That will throw some more light .

They should give an open chance to Naval Chief as well as whether he wants 6 License produced Submarines or wanted 6 Scorpions being made at DCNS France in coming 5 years as France can deliver it as soon as they will receive money from India to start building it.

 

[LEGENDARY WARRIOR]

No you are wrong. All submarine go to a special isolated berth to take on their armaments and then set sail. Once back all missiles are removed and then it goes to a normal berth.

What does this has to do with the explosion??? All I am saying is that there is a high possibility that the explosion took place due to some man-made fault. (as some members are indicating towards a battery problem)

 

[HongWu]

How long before somebody blames ISI