Sindhurakshak to be sunk or used for target practice: Navy

[Windjammer]

Two Boards of Inquiry constituted by the Ministry of Defence had found the vessel was not sea-worthy.

An explosion resulting in a major fire had taken place on board INS Sindhurakshak,a Kilo class submarine of the Indian Navy in 2013

Nearly four years after 18 Navy personnel were killed in explosions that followed a fire on board INS Sindhurakshak, the Indian Navy has decommissioned the submarine. A decision is awaited on sinking the submarine or using it for target practice.

Sources said the decision to decommission the Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine was taken after suggestions from two Boards of Inquiry (BoIs) constituted by the Ministry of Defence. Both suggested decommissioning of the vessel as it was not “seaworthy and hence not fit to sail again”. “We lost officers and sailors on board the vessel.

The vessel is like a graveyard for us and, therefore, the option of scrapping it looks remote. We are now looking at the viability of using it for target practice or sinking the submarine,” a senior officer told The Indian Express. According to the officer, the decision on the future of the submarine rests with the Ministry. “We are hopeful that a decision is taken soon so that logistics of either sinking or moving it to for target practice is undertaken,” the officer said.

“The BOIs found that the massive fire which broke out on the submarine and explosions caused by its missiles and torpedoes had damaged the hull of the submarine, making it unfit for sea,” another Navy officer said.

Following the incident in August 2013, the submarine sank in the South Breakwater in Mumbai’s naval dockyard. In January 2015, the Navy entered into a contract with the Indian arm of US-based Resolve Marine for salvage operations. The submarine was retrieved from the waters in June that year and handed over to the Navy. Since then, it has been anchored at the naval dockyard.

 

[Kedardel]

Target practice would be better, may be targeted by Arihant.

 

[Super Falcon]

Look the power of sea how it make shiny submarine

Why name the sub sindhurakshak when Sindh is not a part of India

 

[Anubis]

Look the power of sea how it make shiny submarine

Why name the sub sindhurakshak when Sindh is not a part of India

Sindhurakshak means guardian(or protector) of the sea....I doubt it has anything to do with Sindh.

 

[unbiasedopinion]

Make it a museum . Convert the section where officers were killed into a memorial for paying respect to all those who have died in naval activities. Would be a good way to show respect to the navy officers dying in the line of duty.

 

[Sloth 22]

Converting it as an artificial reef would be good.

Look the power of sea how it make shiny submarine

Why name the sub sindhurakshak when Sindh is not a part of India

Sindhu here refers to the Sea. Not Sindh Province .

 

[koushik]

Look the power of sea how it make shiny submarine

Why name the sub sindhurakshak when Sindh is not a part of India

"Sindhu" means Sagar or Ocean in Sanskrit
Absolutely nothing to do with Sindh.!!

 

[Super Falcon]

"Sindhu" means Sagar or Ocean in Sanskrit
Absolutely nothing to do with Sindh.!!

Thank u for information I appreciate ur help in a bit new thing to learn from u

 

[帅的一匹]

Make it a museum . Convert the section where officers were killed into a memorial for paying respect to all those who have died in naval activities. Would be a good way to show respect to the navy officers dying in the line of duty.

Teach the next generation how to kill themselves by launching torpedo when docking?

 

[koushik]

Thank u for information I appreciate ur help in a bit new thing to learn from u

Absolutely brother
Hoping to have an India-Pakistan match in the CT final.!!
Have a good day.!!

 

[mirage]

Teach the next generation how to kill themselves by launching torpedo when docking?

this is secret Chinese practice you are revealing here xiong di ? as it is hard to see such valuable information from chinese media , thanks to 100 % state controlled propaganda machine

 

[帅的一匹]

Why did this sub launched torpedo while docked?

That is not very SUPA POWA like.

Only God know

 

[fitpOsitive]

Or you can make a restaurant into this like we did we a PIA plane.

 

[Jugger]

It should be used as a target practise then sunk to act as a marine ecosystem.
We can replace it with a scorpene or better class sub.

 

[faithfulguy]

Same reason Chinese submarine #361 did, sinking itself.

Many countries suffer submarine mishaps. Such as US, Russia, China. England, India's mother country, has a sub that collided with a French sub in the middle of Atlantic Ocean.

But guess which country that lost a sub due to an accident WHILE DOCKED. There is only one. I would be very care to let the sub of this country using my dock.