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Submarines collide in Naval jetty |
MUMBAI: Two submarines of the Indian
Navy suffered minor damage in a collision at a jetty in the Mumbai harbour when
one of vessels was attempting parallel berthing with the other.
There
was no injury to any Navy personnel during the incident and Navy officers at the
headquarters in New Delhi termed the incident as a minor one.
"It is
a minor incident that took place 10 days ago. A submarine was attempting a
parallel berthing alongside another, which is a routine practice, at the Navy
jetty in the Mumbai harbour," a Naval officer said.
Since there was
no damage to any equipment or weapon system, the Navy said a minor repair to the
submarine would be carried out locally.
Though officially the Navy
refused to respond to queries on the incident, officers said these types of
minor incidents do take place regularly when attempting parallel
berthing.
The officers, however, refused to identify the type of
submarines that collided.
Navy at present has 16 submarines in its
fleet, of which 10 are Kilo class submarines bought from the Russians, four are
HDW types and another two are Foxtrot class.
One of the Foxtrot class
submarines is due to be decommissioned from the Navy this month.
Navy
plans to induct six more submarines into its fleet in the next five years under
the Scorpene project currently underway in Mazgaon Docks, a Defence Public
Sector Undertaking, in Mumbai.
It is also looking for a follow-on
project for the Scorpenes and is currently searching for a second production
line for the same for which private shipyards too are being considered.
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