20160121 India Navy’s interceptor craft catches fire, sinks off Chennai coast
India Jan 21 2016 “Shipboard”
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Navy’s interceptor craft catches fire, sinks off Chennai coast
Updated: 2016-01-21-19:13
A fire broke out on a 15.6-meter long interceptor craft of the Indian Navy while it was on a routine deployment about 90 nautical miles northeast off Chennai coast in the early hours of Thursday.
There were no casualties. The accident happened at 2am.
According to an official statement, the fire caused extensive damage to the fibre-glass reinforced plastic (FRP) hull of the craft as a result of which the boat sank “despite all efforts by the crew to save it.”
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