Fire on board aircraft carrier INS Virat

Navy Headquarters termed the incident ‘minor’,saying there was no injury to anyone in the fire in the air conditioning system on the

aircraft carrier last week.

The INS Virat is country’s only aircraft carrier and is over 50 years old and has undergone several refurbishments to continue in service in view of the delays in induction of the INS Vikramaditya being procured from Russia and the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier being built in the Cochin

Shipyard Limited.

On August 14,Kilo Class submarine of the Navy INS Sindhurakshak sank after an explosion in its front section where torpedos are kept leaving all the 18 personnel including three officers dead.

The Navy has failed to meet the four-week deadline of completing its inquiry into the mishap and is still in the process of issuing tenders for salvaging the boat.