Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as next Naval chief
Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, who is presently serving as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, will be the next Chief of the Naval Staff, it was officially announced on Friday.
INS Betwa, a guided missile frigate, on Monday tipped over during undocking at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. As per reports, 14 sailors have been rescued with minor injuries and two sailors are still missing even as diving operations are in progress.
The incident happened when the frigate was undergoing a refit at the dockyard. “There has been an incident in the cruiser grounding dock at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai involving INS Betwa. The incident occurred during undocking evolution wherein it is suspected that dock blocks mechanism failed. Further information is awaited,” Navy Spokesperson Capt D K Sharma said. Explaining the situation, he said that the mast of the ship hit the dockyard ground, he said.
The probable cause of the incident, which occurred at 1:50 PM, was a failure of the dock blocks mechanism.
“The incident occurred during undocking evolution wherein it is suspected that dock blocks mechanism failed. Further information is awaited,” Navy spokesperson Capt D K Sharma added.
The extent of the damage done to the vessel is being assessed.INS Betwa, a 3,850 tonne, 126-metre-long Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate, was commissioned into the Navy in 2004 and is packed with missiles, weapons and sensors.
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