Blast in INS Jalashva, five sailors killed, three injured
New
Delhi,
Feb
2:
At
least
five
Navy
personnel
were
killed
and
three
seriously
injured
in
an
explosion
in
the
LPD
ship
INS
Jalashva,
which
was
recently
bought
from
the
US.
The blast occurred when the amphibious ship was going to Port Blair from Visakhapatnam. Initial reports said the explosion occurred in the sewage system of the ship. The 16,900-tonne INS Jalashwa is the second largest ship of Indian Navy after aircraft carrier INS Viraat. It is the first warship from the United States to join the Indian Navy.
India bought the 30-year-old ship sometime back and it was commissioned in the Navy in September last year. The ship is said to have a life span of 25 more years.
The Naval Headquarters has confirmed the accident and the deaths. The incident is believed to have occurred due to some engineering problem.
UNI