Three Indian Navy Personnel Dead, 10 Injured In Explosion Onboard INS Ranvir

INS Ranvir Explosion: The incident took place at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. There has been no major material damage in INS Ranvir.

INS Ranvir was on a cross-coast operational deployment from the Eastern Naval Command (ABP file)

New Delhi: Three personnel of the Indian Navy died on Tuesday in an explosion in an internal compartment onboard INS Ranvir. The incident took place at Naval Dockyard Mumbai. 

Ten sailors with injuries are being treated at the naval hospital in Mumbai, ANI reported. The condition of all is stated to be stable.

The ship's crew brought the situation under control. There has been no major material damage.

In a statement, Indian Navy said, "In an unfortunate incident today at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, three naval personnel succumbed to injuries caused by an explosion in an internal compartment onboard INS Ranvir."

About 340 sailors and officers were stationed on INS Ranvir when the incident happened.

Sources told ABP News that the blast was not caused due to "malfunction of any weapon, missile or ammunition" and was not part of any conspiracy.

INS Ranvir was on a cross-coast operational deployment from the Eastern Naval Command and was due to return to base port shortly. 

A board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident, ANI quoted Indian Navy officials as saying.

The fourth of the five Rajput-class destroyers, INS Ranvir was commissioned into the Indian Navy on October 28, 1986. 

INS Ranvir is equipped with surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles as well as anti-aircraft guns, anti-missile guns, anti-submarine rocket launchers and torpedoes.

Last year in October, a fire onboard Indian Navy's destroyer INS Ranvijay injured four people. The incident happened when INS Ranvijay was docked at the Visakhapatnam Naval Harbour.

In May last year, a fire onboard India's aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya caused an alarm. However, the fire was doused and all personnel on board were safe and sufefred no major injuries.

(With inputs from Neeraj Rajput)

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