"The Timing Could Have Been Worse - Indian Navy" Topic
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| Mako11 | 07 Dec 2016 2:16 a.m. PST |
At least this didn't occur on National Navy Day in India: link Rather embarrassing to have a vessel roll over 90 degrees in port, and a pity about the loss of lives and injuries. Probably didn't do much to improve on the serviceability of the vessel, or morale of the sailors either. |
 Editor in Chief Bill  | 07 Dec 2016 6:15 a.m. PST |
How does that even happen? |
| Chuckaroobob | 07 Dec 2016 6:42 a.m. PST |
India is a messed up place, at least from my backpacker view. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 07 Dec 2016 7:52 a.m. PST |
We're talking about a country where tens of thousands die from overcrowded trains each year. |
| Bellbottom | 07 Dec 2016 10:40 a.m. PST |
Shades of Santissima Trinidad. |
| Lion in the Stars | 07 Dec 2016 12:02 p.m. PST |
How does that even happen? Poorly distributed loads, undetected flooding, those kinds of things. Basically, piss-poor crew training and material condition. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 07 Dec 2016 1:28 p.m. PST |
'While being docked' – could it be something simple like sailed in on high tide, at low tide water level got too low and it just fell over? |
| Deadles | 07 Dec 2016 2:51 p.m. PST |
Let's not forget the Indian navy also lost a submarine in 2013 in an explosion at Mumbai (INS Sindhurakshak (S63)).
Human error was to blame including fatigue.
And they lost a frigate (INS Vindhyagiri) in 2011 in a collision with a civilian ship.
Three major incidents involving 2 hull losses and another capsizing in 6 years is a pretty woeful record that implies some serious issues in Indian navy capability.
Shades of Santissima Trinidad. Except Santissima Trinidad had been effectively decommissioned since 1989 and used as a spares hulk to keep Hercules afloat (though this has lost its destroyer role and is now a glorified transport ship). Santissima Trinidad has been refloated by the way and is scheduled to become a museum ship dedicated to Falklands War.
INS Betwa was a fully functional warship only commissioned in 2004.
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dragon6  | 08 Dec 2016 3:25 p.m. PST |
'While being docked' Actually she was coming out of drydock so as Lion wrote somebody fuc… er, messed up link |
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