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India’s Navy Chief Resigns After Submarine Accident

: Mar 4, 2014 - : 12:34 pm

 
India's navy chief resigned taking personal responsibility for a series of accidents involving the country' submarines.
 
The government said in a statement that it had accepted the resignation of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral DK Joshi, who will be replaced on an acting basis by Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral RK Dhowan.
 
Smoke filled parts of a Russian-built submarine INS Sindhuratna on a training exercise off the Mumbai coast last week killing two officers on board.
 
The accident comes months after a dockside blast in Mumbai killed all 18 aboard another submarine last August, raising concerns over India's ageing fleet and crew training.
 
Seven members of the 94-strong crew were evacuated after inhaling smoke aboard the diesel-powered INS Sindhuratna.
 
Commander Rahul Sinha, a naval spokesman, said, "When there is a fire in a submarine, the smoke is extremely toxic."
 
Without apportioning direct blame, the government said that Joshi had taken "moral responsibility for the accidents and incidents which have taken place during the past few months".

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