MUMBAI: Total 14 personnel suffered minor injuries after the indigenously-built warship "INS Betwa" tilted to her left during undocking at Naval Dockyard.
Meanwhile divers have been pressed into to locate two more crews, including a Navy official, who are found missing after when the mishap occurred.
The
Brahmaputra class missile
guided frigate was undergoing maintenance refit for the longest period.
The 3,850-tonne warship, having a length of 126 metres, tipped over while it was being undocked.
The mast of the ship hit the dockyard ground.
There has been an incident in the cruiser grounding dock at the naval dockyard in Mumbai involving INS Betwa.
"The incident occurred at around 1.50pm during undocking evolution wherein it is suspected that dock blocks mechanism failed. Total 14 personnel rescued from the dock with minor injuries. All are stable. Diving in progress to look for two missing crews," Navy spokesperson at Delhi, DK Sharma confirmed.
Navy spokesperson on Mumbai, Rahul Sinha said INS Betwa undergoing refit at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai slipped on the dock blocks while undocking. Extent of damage is assessed.
V Narayan, principal correspondent at The Times of India in Mumba...
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