An explosion happened on the 18th of January in an interior chamber of the Indian Navy's Rajput-class fighter, INS Ranvir (D-54) when the ship was parked at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
On January 18, 3 Navy sailors were killed and 11 were injured in an explosion aboard the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Ranvir at the Naval dockyard in Mumbai. The INS Ranvir is a destroyer. '3 naval soldiers were killed today at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai as a consequence of the harm accidental death in an inner compartment onboard the INS Ranvir.,' the Indian Navy said in a statement. The ship's crew reacted promptly and brought the issue under control, according to the report.
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'After telling the relatives about the tragedy, the identities (of the fatalities) would be made public,' a top official told PTI. According to the Navy, no serious 'material damage' was recorded. According to NDTV, the explosion 'had nothing to do with weaponry or ammo explosion.' 'It has been on cross-coast active detachment from the Eastern Naval Command since November 2021 and was set to arrive at the base port soon,' the Navy stated. A Board of Inquiry has been appointed to examine the reason for the occurrence, according to the announcement. In August 2013, blasts on board the INS Sindhurakshak killed 18 sailors and led the submarines to collapse in Mumbai port.
