Warship on fire after collision

After nearly eight hours, a major fire on board a naval warship has been put out off the Mumbai harbour.

The fire began at 4.30 am on the INS Vindhyagiri. The same ship had been hit the previous evening by a merchant vessel, the MV Nordlake.

The INS Vindhyagiri had 300 tons of fuel on board. Everyone on board was evacuated. The navy's fire brigade has teamed up the Mumbai fire brigade to fight the fire.

The Navy has complained that the merchant ship did not follow standard operating procedure.

The Vindhyagiri was entering the harbour on Sunday evening at 5 pm and the Nordlake was on its way out when it hit the warship near the Sunk Rock Lighthouse.

The MV Nordlake reportedly tried to move out of the way of another ship, the Sea Eagle, and in the process, rammed into the Vindhyagiri.