21 personnel were killed in 22 Naval warships, submarine accidents in last three yearsThe accidents involving INS Sindhurakshak and INS Sindhuratna account for 20 of these deaths. 18 personnel were killed in Sindhurakshak mis...
08 Aug, 2014, 03.21 PM IST
Vice Admiral Anil Chopra takes over as Western Naval CommanderVice Admiral Chopra had also commanded the Missile Corvette INS Kuthar, Destroyer INS Rajput and Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat.
06 Jun, 2014, 07.43 PM IST
Arun Jaitley to visit aircraft carrier INS Viraat in MumbaiJaitley will review the operational preparedness of the Western Naval Command, which witnessed two major submarine mishaps in the last one ...
04 Jun, 2014, 04.45 PM IST
Fire onboard Navy ship during maintenance work in MumbaiFour persons, including two Navy personnel, suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out onboard INS Ganga during a routine maintenance a...
09 May, 2014, 09.46 PM IST
Upset Western Naval Commander Shekhar Sinha's voluntary retirment plea gets acceptedDefence Ministry has accepted the voluntary retirement plea of Western Naval Commander Shekhar Sinha, who was upset since a while due to so...
21 Apr, 2014, 08.23 PM IST
Robin K Dhowan takes over as new Navy chiefAdmiral Dhowan, 59, who has been the acting Navy chief since Joshi's exit, has been appointed the Chief of Navy Staff superseding Western N...
18 Apr, 2014, 03.10 AM IST
Top Navy officer may face court martial in submarine mishapJoshi had resigned after the mishap involving the Sindhuratna taking moral responsibility for the ten accidents involving the maritime forc...
09 Apr, 2014, 08.48 PM IST
Fire breaks out onboard INS Matanga, no casualtyThe fire broke out onboard Matanga, an ocean-going tug capable to towing two large vessels out of the harbour, during welding on the ship, ...
06 Apr, 2014, 07.18 PM IST
Explosion onboard INS Kolkata in Naval dockyard; one commander diesINS Kolkata-class destroyer ship Yard-701, being built by the MDL, suffered malfunction in its Carbon Dioxide unit.
07 Mar, 2014, 04.39 PM IST
Two missing officers on Sindhuratna found dead, probe orderedIndian Navy said two of its officers, who had gone missing after a mishap onboard submarine INS Sindhuratna off Mumbai coast yesterday, wer...
27 Feb, 2014, 04.37 PM IST
Navy sets up high-level probe in submarine mishapThe Navy has constituted a high-level inquiry headed by an officer of the rank of Rear Admiral to look into all the submarine mishaps.
27 Feb, 2014, 02.17 PM IST
Submarine mishap: Navy continues search for missing officersThe source also said that the Navy was doing its best to trace the two missing officers.
27 Feb, 2014, 11.37 AM IST
Submarine INS Sindhuratna mishap: 7 navy personnel injured, 2 missingThis is the tenth accident involving an Indian Navy warship and the third submarine mishap in the last seven months.
26 Feb, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
Frequent mishaps on warships matter of concern: Defence Minister AK AntonyThe frequent mishaps involving warships was a matter of "serious concern", Defence Minister AK Antony said.
06 Feb, 2014, 04.07 PM IST
Navy warship runs aground off Vizag coast, 9th mishap in 7 monthsIn the ninth mishap involving Indian Navy's warships in the last seven months, an amphibious vessel was damaged when it ran aground off the...
02 Feb, 2014, 10.39 PM IST
Submarine INS Sindhurakshak sinks after major blast, casualties fearedThere were 18 persons on board the 2,300 tonne submarine, powered by a combination of diesel generators and electric batteries.
14 Aug, 2013, 03.19 PM IST
A K Antony condoles death of naval personnel in submarine mishapAntony briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the mishap before leaving for Mumbai where the incident took place.
14 Aug, 2013, 02.02 PM IST