Third fatal accident in 6 months for Indian Navy: ship suffers explosion in Mumbai

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http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/navy-officer-dies-on-board-yet-to-be-commissioned-warship-near-mumbai/

In yet another accident on board a naval warship, an officer was killed on the yet to be commissioned Kolkata class destroyer that is currently undergoing trials in Mumbai after a malfunction in its fire fighting system. The officer, identified as Commander Kuntal Vadhwa, died after a gas leak onboard the warship. Initial reports say four to five others have been injured in the mishap. They have been admitted to a Mumbai hospital.

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MDL has said that the ship has ‘a malfunction in its Carbon Dioxide unit, leading to gas leakage. One naval officer and some MDL personnel were affected and have been hospitalised’.

However sources confirmed that a Commander level officer died after being hit by a carbon dioxide cylinder that apparently exploded due to a malfunction.

This is the latest in a spate of 2 dozen accidents that have hit the navy and led to the exit of Navy Chief Admiral D K Joshi last month.

This has been three fatal accidents along with about 2 dozen other less serious ones in recent months...

[Jefferson23]

1. Horrific, how many more before they dock it? n/t

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2. Good question. One is understandable

Ships are complex things and the ocean is famously hard to predict. But three in six months (and all in the Mumbai area) point to an organizational problem, at least here from the cheap seats.