Body of Missing Sailor Aboard INS Brahmaputra Found Two Days After Intensive Diving Operations – News18

The body of Sitendra Singh, Leading Seaman, who was missing following a fire aboard the Indian Navy’s multi-role frigate INS Brahmaputra at Mumbai dockyard on Sunday, was found on Wednesday after intensive diving operations. Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, CNS and all personnel of the Indian Navy extended their deepest condolences to the family of Sitendra Singh.

The Indian Navy stands resolutely with the bereaved family in this hour of grief, an official statement said.

According to an official release by the Indian Navy on Monday, “A fire had broken out on board Indian Naval Ship Brahmaputra, a multi-role frigate, on the evening of July 21 while she was undergoing refit at Naval Dockyard Mumbai.” The ship’s crew, aided by firefighters from Naval Dockyard Mumbai and neighbouring ships, managed to bring the fire under control by Monday morning, the Navy said.

Following the unfortunate incident, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, CNS visited Mumbai on Wednesday and reviewed the sequence of events leading to the accident. The CNS was briefed on the mitigating actions taken to limit the extent of the damage, plan to recover and undertake repairs to restore the ship’s functionality at the earliest. He directed that all actions by the Command and Naval Headquarters to make INS Brahmaputra seaworthy and combat ready are to be initiated immediately.

Interacting with the crew of INS Brahmaputra, CNS exhorted the crew to work towards early operationalisation of the ship in the true spirit of the Indian Navy.