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As I already said in post #18, an Australian firm with a very powerful crane has been contacted.
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No crane big enough to lift tilted warship, foreign help sought.
MUMBAI: A day after warshipINS Betwa toppled at the naval dockyard+ here, killing two and injuring 22, the Indian Navyhas yet to figure out a way to lift the ship and has called in foreign experts.
The Navy+ does not have a crane that can lift the 3,850-tonne frigate, which is floating in the dry dock since she keeled over on Monday. The cranes available with the Navy can lift only 100 tonne. Mazgaon Dock has a crane with a capacity of 300 tonne, but it can't be shifted out of the premises.
The salvage operation, which a time-consuming process, will cost a few crores of rupees , said a naval officer.
Indian Navy's spokesperson in Mumbai, Commander Rahul Sinha, said the chief of naval staff Admiral Sunil Lanba visited the naval dockyard on Tuesday and was briefed about the incident. "He also met the injured sailors in naval hospital INHS Asvini.
A few specialists are likely to reach Mumbai on December 7 and are likely to complete the initial assessment within two days.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...help-sought/articleshow/55844031.cms?from=mdr