INS
Sindhuratna was caused due to problems in the cable and not the battery
compartment, as was being feared earlier, Navy officials said here.
The investigations are still going on into the incident and other two accidents involving the Kilo class submarines of the Navy in the last seven months, they said.
The battery pit has been found to be fully safe and the fire took place in the compartment above it, Navy officials said.
Former Navy chief Admiral DK Joshi resigned after the accident involving the Sindhuratna taking moral responsibility of the ten accidents involving maritime force's assets.
The Sindhuratna is one of the navy's fleet of nine Kilo class submarines. A tenth submarine, the INS Sindhurakshak exploded and sank in the naval dockyard onAugust 14, 2013 killing
18 crewmen on board. The Sindhuratna was moored nearby and suffered minor fire
damage when the Sindhurakshak exploded.
The investigations are still going on into the incident and other two accidents involving the Kilo class submarines of the Navy in the last seven months, they said.
The battery pit has been found to be fully safe and the fire took place in the compartment above it, Navy officials said.
Former Navy chief Admiral DK Joshi resigned after the accident involving the Sindhuratna taking moral responsibility of the ten accidents involving maritime force's assets.
The Sindhuratna is one of the navy's fleet of nine Kilo class submarines. A tenth submarine, the INS Sindhurakshak exploded and sank in the naval dockyard on
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