An Indian navy submarine with about 18 sailors on board has caught fire after an explosion and sank at a port in Mumbai.
Navy spokesperson Narendra Vispute said on Wednesday that efforts were being made to ascertain the safety of the personnel feared to be trapped on board the diesel-powered submarine.
“There are no reports of casualties at the moment,” he added.
The cause of the explosion is being investigated, the navy spokesman said. Further details were not available.
Fire started at midnight and went on till 5:30-6:00am local time, he said.
The submarine was nearly submerged at its berth in the naval dockyard.
Indian media reports say the 16-year-old Russian-made submarine, INS Sindhurakshak, had recently returned from Russia after undergoing an overhaul and upgrade.
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