Navy finalising Rs 250cr contract to salvage INS Sindhurakshak

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 20:39

The Navy is close to finalising a contract expected to cost over Rs 250 crore for salvaging submarine INS Sindhurakshak, which sank in Mumbai harbour six months ago after an explosion in its torpedo section.

AK Antony seeks report from Navy on submarine incident

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 17:21

Six months after its submarine sunk in the Mumbai harbour, another Navy underwater vessel had a close shave near the same place last week, prompting Defence Minister AK Antony to seek a detailed report from the service on the incident.

Sindhurakshak tragedy: 4 months on, Indian Navy divers still look for bodies

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 22:35

On August 14, a huge explosion rocked the Russian-made Kilo-class submarine, commissioned in 1997.

Follow safety norms, AK Antony tells Navy brass

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 20:36

Defence Minister AK Antony flagged the need for safety norms for naval vessels, and told commanders that "Standard Operating Procedures" for them must be followed strictly.

Antony pulls up Navy on INS Sindhurakshak sinking

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 16:50

Pulling up the Navy on the sinking of the INS Sindhurakshak submarine in which 18 personnel lost their lives, Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday asked the force "not to fritter away" such expensive national resources.

INS Sindhurakshak tragedy: Navy inquiry yet to be completed

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 20:23

The INS Sindhurakshak had sunk before sailing out for a secret mission in the Mumbai`s Navy harbour killing all 18 persons on board.

India likely to lease second nuclear submarine from Russia

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 16:24

Faced with a depleting fleet of submarines, India is expected to acquire on lease a nuclear submarine from Russia, a deal for which may be finalised during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s visit there starting on Sunday.

Fire mishap at India`s sole aircraft carrier INS Viraat

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 19:22

A fire mishap took place on the India`s lone aircraft carrier INS Viraat last week off the coast of Mumbai. However, no one was reported injured in the incident.

INS Sindhurakshak mishap: Navy fails to meet probe deadline

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 22:01

The Navy has failed to meet the four-week deadline of completing its inquiry into the INS Sindhurakshak mishap and has not yet issued a tender to salvage the submarine.

Sub tragedy: Lab identifies 9 bodies after DNA testing, two cases pending

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 10:18

The Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) handed over bodies of nine navy personnel, who were killed in the INS Sindhurakshak tragedy, to JJ Hospital after identifying them through DNA profiling.

Three more bodies of INS Sindhurakshak crew to be flown home

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 20:54

There was an explosion on board the Russian-made Kilo- class diesel-electric submarine on August 14, which saw 18 Navy personnel, including three officers, losing their lives.

Three more bodies of INS Sindhurakshak crew to be flown home

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 20:46

The bodies of three more Indian Navy personnel, who lost their lives in the August 14 disaster on board submarine INS Sindhurakshak, will be flown to their respective hometowns from Mumbai, a navy official said today.