Mumbai Harbour Tragedy

Explosions on board INS Sindhurakshak last August - which caused the death of 18 sailors and the vessel to sink in Mumbai harbour - happened because critical Standard Operating Procedures, or SoPs, were violated, an internal inquiry into the incident has revealed.

Several countries, including the US and France, have offered help to India in its ongoing operations to bring out bodies in the sunken submarine INS Sindhurakshak.

A tragedy was averted in Mumbai harbour last week when ill-fated container cargo ship MSC Chitra - which had partly sunk after a collision last August - broke loose from its moorings but was soon recovered, a maritime authority said in Mumbai on Tuesday evening.The MSC Chitra, bearing a Panama flag, had collided with MV Khalijia-III of St. Kitts an...

Explosions on board INS Sindhurakshak last August - which caused the death of 18 sailors and the vessel to sink in Mumbai harbour - happened because critical Standard Operating Procedures, or SoPs, were violated, an internal inquiry into the incident has revealed.

Several countries, including the US and France, have offered help to India in its ongoing operations to bring out bodies in the sunken submarine INS Sindhurakshak.

A tragedy was averted in Mumbai harbour last week when ill-fated container cargo ship MSC Chitra - which had partly sunk after a collision last August - broke loose from its moorings but was soon recovered, a maritime authority said in Mumbai on Tuesday evening.The MSC Chitra, bearing a Panama flag, had collided with MV Khalijia-III of St. Kitts an...