New Delhi: Two days after a major fire broke out on INS Sindhuratna killing two Navy officers and injuring seven sailors, preliminary investigations into the mishap reveal that "malfunctioning of batteries could be the reason" for the smoke engulfing the 26-year-old submarine, a media report said on Saturday.
According to The Times of India, fire broke out because of a hydrogen leak from the acid batteries used to propel the submarine. Around 240 lead acid batteries, each weighing around 800kg, on board INS Sindhuratna were reportedly not changed when the submarine underwent a refit at the naval dockyard in Mumbai from May to December 2013.
Quoting a source, the report says the batteries were not functioning properly for the past six months and the Ministry of Defence was already informed about it. But contract for the batteries with the domestic vendor could apparently not be signed. Usually, batteries are changed in a refit since old batteries emit more hydrogen.
The Navy has appointed high-level probe led flag officer (submarines) Rear Admiral S V Bokhare into the incident to establish the exact reason for the mishap on board INS Sindhuratna, which was undergoing
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