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A hearth had damaged out onboard the Indian Naval Ship Brahmaputra, a multi-role frigate, on the evening of 21 July, 2024 while she used to be present process refit.
The body of the Indian Navy sailor, who used to be lacking since India’s warship INS Brahmaputra caught fire at the Mumbai naval dockyard earlier this week, has been found.
“The body of Sitendra Singh, Main Seaman, has been found recently after intensive diving operations,” Navy spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal talked about.
Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Okay Tripathi and all personnel of the Indian Navy lengthen their deepest condolences to the family of Singh, he added.
“The CNS (Chief of Navy Workers) used to be briefed on the mitigating actions taken to limit the extent of the wound, notion to get better and undertake repairs to restore the ship’s performance at the earliest. The CNS directed that all actions by the Show and Naval Headquarters to make INS Brahmaputra seaworthy and combat-ready are to be initiated straight,” the Navy talked about in a observation.
“The Indian Navy stands resolutely with the bereaved family in this hour of danger,” it added.
The Navy talked about in a observation on Monday (July 22) that the ship used to be resting on its aspect after a serious fire on the ship on July 21. The fire used to be brought beneath attach an eye on with the aid of firefighters from Mumbai’s naval dockyard but it completely suffered “list” to its port aspect.
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The Indian Navy talked about in a observation that the ship couldn’t be dropped at the factual location despite efforts.
“A hearth had damaged out onboard the Indian Naval Ship Brahmaputra, a multi-role frigate, on the evening of 21 July, 24 while she used to be present process refit. The fire used to be brought beneath attach an eye on by the ship’s crew with the aid of firefighters from the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai and other ships within the harbour, by the morning of 22 Jul 24. Extra, apply-on actions alongside with sanitisation checks for evaluation of residual possibility of fire had been performed,” the Navy had talked about.
The INS Brahmaputra is the fundamental indigenously constructed ‘Brahmaputra’ class guided missile frigate. It used to be commissioned into the Indian Navy in April 2000.
(With inputs from agencies)
Mukul Sharma
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