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VISAKHAPATNAM: The sailor injured in an accident in a submarine at Ship Building Centre (SBC) jetty on Wednesday died and postmortem was performed on his body on Friday. The leading seaman Paramjit Singh (26) was on duty on the vessel when the incident took place. His body was handed over to the family members by the authorities concerned.
Naval authorities had informed media on Thursday that an incident of material failure in the high pressure air system on board a naval vessel berthed alongside at Visakhapatnam had taken place. A sailor on duty in the vicinity of the incident was grievously injured. He was shifted to Navy Hospital INHS Kalyani.
But the incident took place at the naval harbour at around 4.30pm on Wednesday. A high pressure air system in forward area of a submarine had ruptured and a blast like sound was heard as the system was damaged. The sailor Paramjit Singh was on duty at the incident spot was missing after the incident. The naval divers had carried out an underwater search in the area. They allegedly recovered the body of the sailor and it was shifted INHS Kalyani at Malkapuram.
According to sources, the sailor is allegedly working in one of the nuclear submarines of the Indian Navy. Naval authorities informed the local police and lodged a complaint on Thursday. But there was no official mention of the vessel name by the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) authorities till the date. But ENC’s press release says a board of inquiry was ordered to investigate into the cause of the incident.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...ent-in-visakhapatnam/articleshow/74979135.cms
Naval authorities had informed media on Thursday that an incident of material failure in the high pressure air system on board a naval vessel berthed alongside at Visakhapatnam had taken place. A sailor on duty in the vicinity of the incident was grievously injured. He was shifted to Navy Hospital INHS Kalyani.
But the incident took place at the naval harbour at around 4.30pm on Wednesday. A high pressure air system in forward area of a submarine had ruptured and a blast like sound was heard as the system was damaged. The sailor Paramjit Singh was on duty at the incident spot was missing after the incident. The naval divers had carried out an underwater search in the area. They allegedly recovered the body of the sailor and it was shifted INHS Kalyani at Malkapuram.
According to sources, the sailor is allegedly working in one of the nuclear submarines of the Indian Navy. Naval authorities informed the local police and lodged a complaint on Thursday. But there was no official mention of the vessel name by the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) authorities till the date. But ENC’s press release says a board of inquiry was ordered to investigate into the cause of the incident.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...ent-in-visakhapatnam/articleshow/74979135.cms