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Indian sailors missing after fire on submarine off Mumbai Indian sailors missing after fire on submarine off Mumbai
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Two Indian navy sailors are missing and seven others have been hospitalised after they were overcome by smoke during a firefighting training exercise on board a diesel-powered submarine off Mumbai's coast. Two Indian navy sailors are missing and seven others are in hospital after they were overcome by smoke during a firefighting training exercise on board a diesel-powered submarine off the coast of Mumbai.
A navy spokesman, Captain DK Sharma, said a naval helicopter took the seven sailors to a navy hospital in Mumbai, but that two others are unaccounted for. He said an inquiry has been ordered into Wednesday's incident. Navy spokesman Captain DK Sharma said a naval helicopter took the seven sailors to a navy hospital in Mumbai, but that two others remain unaccounted for. He said an inquiry has been ordered into the incident on Wednesday.
Sharma says the Russian-made submarine did not suffer any damage.Sharma says the Russian-made submarine did not suffer any damage.
Last August, another of the navy's Russian-made diesel-powered submarines, the INS Sindhurakshak, caught fire after an explosion and sank at its home port in Mumbai, killing all 18 sailors on board. Last August, another of the navy's Russian-built diesel-powered submarines, the INS Sindhurakshak, caught fire after an explosion and sank at its home port in Mumbai, killing all 18 sailors on board.