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| Pondicherry class Minesweeper (Wiki Info - Image: Wiki) |
By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
NEW DELHI — After a front-line Russian made Kilo-class submarine of the Indian Navy went down in an August fire, a Russian-made minesweeper, INS Konkan, caught fire Dec. 4, at the Naval base of Vishakhapatnam.
Indian Navy sources said the fire began in the engine room while the ship was undergoing refit at a dock. There were no causalities, unlike the submarine fire when 18 sailors died.
Most of the sailors of the minesweeper were celebrating Navy Day outside the ship.
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