Sailor's Body Recovered; Navy Chief Orders Actions to Ready Vessel for Battle

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:28pm on 24 Jul 2024,Wednesday India

The body of leading seaman Sitendra Singh, who went missing after the Indian warship INS Brahmaputra rolled over during repairs, has been found. The incident occurred on Monday at the naval dockyard in Mumbai after a fire broke out. Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi has ordered immediate actions to make the vessel combat ready again. The cause of the fire and the ship's tipping is still unknown. INS Brahmaputra suffered extensive damage and will be out of action for months. An investigation into the incident is underway.

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