Naval warship on fire, 300 tonnes of fuel on board
Mumbai: A major fire is being fought on board a naval warship off the Mumbai harbour. The ship has been evacuated.
Reports suggest that the warship is tilting over 50 percent and with over 300 tonnes of fuel in vessel, there are now concerns about a possible oil spill.
The Navy has complained that the merchant ship did not follow standard operating procedure.
The fire was reported early this morning on the INS Vindhyagiri, which was hit on Sunday evening by a merchant ship, M N Nordlake.
The Navy's fire brigade has teamed up the Mumbai fire brigade to fight the fire.
The Vindhyagiri was entering the harbour last evening at 5 pm and the Nordlake was on its way out when it hit the warship near the Sunk Rock Lighthouse.
According to reports, the collision was a result on confusion between Nordlek and another merchant ship Sea Eagle.
The Sea Eagle (which was ahead of Vindhyagiri) was entering the harbour and M V Nordlake was on its way out. These ships had conflicting conversation and as a result, Nordlake altered its course violently hitting Vindhyagiri.
Authorities have stopped MV Nordlake from leaving India.
A salvage company will now pump out water from Vindhyagiri, take it to dry dock and then after repairs the ship will be floated again.
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Reports suggest that the warship is tilting over 50 percent and with over 300 tonnes of fuel in vessel, there are now concerns about a possible oil spill.
The Navy has complained that the merchant ship did not follow standard operating procedure.
The fire was reported early this morning on the INS Vindhyagiri, which was hit on Sunday evening by a merchant ship, M N Nordlake.
The Navy's fire brigade has teamed up the Mumbai fire brigade to fight the fire.
The Vindhyagiri was entering the harbour last evening at 5 pm and the Nordlake was on its way out when it hit the warship near the Sunk Rock Lighthouse.
According to reports, the collision was a result on confusion between Nordlek and another merchant ship Sea Eagle.
The Sea Eagle (which was ahead of Vindhyagiri) was entering the harbour and M V Nordlake was on its way out. These ships had conflicting conversation and as a result, Nordlake altered its course violently hitting Vindhyagiri.
Authorities have stopped MV Nordlake from leaving India.
A salvage company will now pump out water from Vindhyagiri, take it to dry dock and then after repairs the ship will be floated again.
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