Patrol vessel INS Prahar sinks off Goa coast

Panaji, Apr 22: INS Prahar Naval Patrol vessel, which was on return journey to Mumbai from Goa, sank at a distance of 20 nautical miles from the coast, late last night.

All 73 crew members in the vesseal were rescued. No casualties and iniuries have been reported. A high-level inquiry has been ordered into the incident by the naval authorities, offical sources said.

After participating in a major naval exercise, the vessel collided with merchant ship 'Rajiv Gandhi'.

UNI