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  Navy Plans To Salvage Rs 600 Crore INS Betwa Which Lies On Its Side Flooded

  A day after two Indian Navy sailors were killed after the 3850 tonne guided missile frigate INS Betwa collapsed on its side inside a Naval dry dock in Mumbai, new details are emerging on the extent of the damage.

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  Submarine Sindhurakshak to be Decommissioned, Navy Mulls New Role for it

  INS Sindhurakshak, the submarine which caught fire after an explosion in August 2013 while it was preparing for a sortie in the Mumbai Naval Docks, is likely to be decommissioned and scrapped by the Navy.

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  Navy Finds a New Role for Submarine Sindhurakshak

  INS Sindhurakshak - the Russian built diesel electric Kilo class submarine -- that blew up two years ago in Mumbai, may be put use again. Senior defence ministry officials told NDTV that the submarine is likely to be taken to sea, sunk and used as training platform for navy divers.

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  Seven Navy Officers Punished For INS Sindhuratna Accident: Sources

  Seven officers of the Indian Navy who were found guilty have been punished in relation to the accident on the INS Sindhuratna, the submarine that suffered an on-board fire on February 26, 2014. Senior Defence Ministry officials have told NDTV that the seven officers, including the submarine's Commanding Officer, have been found guilty of negligence...

• Inquiry Report on INS Sindhurakshak Tragedy Submitted

  The Indian Navy has completed the 'Board of Inquiry' into the 2013 Indian Naval Submarine (INS) Sindhurakshak tragedy in which 18 Navy personnel lost their lives.

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  24 Naval Submarines Involved in Mishaps Since 2011: Defence Minister Parrikar

  There have been 24 mishaps involving Indian naval submarines since 2011, claiming the lives of 22 personnel besides four others going missing, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

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  Navy Finds 7 Officers 'Culpable' in INS Sindhuratna Fire That Killed 2

  An inquiry into the fire on board Navy submarine INS Sindhuratna in February this year has "found seven officers culpable of various acts of omissions and commissions," Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told Parliament today.

• Blast in Submarine Sindhurakshak was Due to Lapses in Procedure, Says Navy

  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.

• Sunken Submarine INS Sindhurakshak Raised Out of Water

  Five months after the salvors were appointed, the ill-fated Russian-made Kilo-class Indian Navy Submarine Sindhurakshak has been raised out of the water.

• Arun Jaitley to Visit Western Naval Command Today

  Defence Minister Arun Jaitley may get to see the salvaged INS Sindhurakshak submarine during his Mumbai visit today where he will review the operational preparedness of the Western Naval Command.

• Defence Minister Arun Jaitley to Visit Western Naval Command on Saturday

  Defence Minister Arun Jaitley may get to see the salvaged INS Sindhurakshak submarine during his Mumbai visit on Saturday where he will review the operational preparedness of the Western Naval Command.

• Visakhapatnam: One killed, two hurt in accident at nuclear submarine construction site

  One worker was killed and two others injured in an accident at a shipbuilding centre in Visakhapatnam where India is building its first class of three nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. The incident took place when the pressure of the hydraulic tank of the Arihant class submarine was being tested and the tank's lid fell on the workers a...

• INS Sindhuratna fire: cables to blame, not expired batteries, says initial probe

  An early probe has revealed that the fire on board navy submarine INS Sindhuratna, which killed two officers, was due to faulty cables, and not expired batteries that had not been replaced, sources today said.

• INS Sindhurakshak tragedy: Families still await answers and closure

  The mishap on board submarine INS Sindhuratna, off the coast of Mumbai, on Wednesday has reminded several families of their worst nightmare.

• Navy hopeful of reusing sunken INS Sindhurakshak

  Expressing hope of reusing the sunken INS Sindhurakshak submarine, the Navy today said its record was "not all that bad" in terms of accidents when compared to other navies in the world.