Karwar: Fire mishap in aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya

A fire incident occurred in the country's largest aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya at the Kadamba Naval Base here.

In the vessel a fire incident occurred, yesterday 20 Jul, while it was operating at the INS Kadamba Naval Base near Karwar in Uttara Kannada district. The crew on the warship immediately took action and put out the fire. Navy sources said there were no casualties.

An inquiry has been ordered into the incident. The exact extent of the damage caused by the fire accident is not yet known.

Talking about this Indian Navy said, During a planned sortie for conduct of sea trials off Karwar, an incident of fire was reported onboard INS
Vikramaditya today 20 Jul 22. The fire was brought under control by the ship's crew using onboard systems. No casualties have been reported. A board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident, posted in twitter.