Two sailors who went missing after an accident on board a submarine off the coast of Mumbai on Wednesday are dead, India’s navy confirms.
The INS Sindhuratna was being tested at sea when smoke triggered the automatic closure of hatches.
Seven sailors injured in the incident are recovering in hospital. The vessel returned to port on Thursday morning.
Last year 18 sailors died in one of the navy’s worst disasters when a submarine sank after a fire at a Mumbai dockyard.
Initial investigations showed arms on board the Russian-built INS Sindhurakshak may have played a role in its sinking.
On Wednesday night Indian navy chief Admiral DK Joshi resigned, accepting “moral responsibility” for this latest incident as well as other operational accidents involving navy ships in recent months.
The INS Sindhuratna was towed back to port on Thursday morning
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