Water enters INS Kesari, no casualties reported:Ship berthed at Visakhapatnam Naval Dockyard, water pumping operation underway

Water entered INS Kesari at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam on Saturday afternoon. The ship was berthed at the dockyard at the time. The Indian Navy spokesperson said there were no reports of anyone being injured or killed in the incident. Efforts to pump the water out of the ship are underway. An Indian Navy officer said water entered INS Kesari on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred while the ship was berthed at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. The Navy spokesperson said efforts to remove the water were currently underway. INS Kesari is a major warship of the Indian Navy INS Kesari is a large tank landing ship of the Indian Navy. Built in India, it was commissioned into the Navy in 2008. Its primary role is to transport troops, heavy tanks, and military vehicles by sea and land them directly on the shore during wartime or emergencies. Apart from defence missions, the ship also plays an important role in natural disaster relief operations and delivering humanitarian aid and medicines to other countries. Previous incidents involving water entering in warships 30 January 2011: INS Vindhyagiri collided with another vessel in Mumbai Harbour. A fire broke out, and water entered through a breach in the hull. The ship eventually sank. 14 August 2013: INS Sindhurakshak submarine was rocked by a massive explosion and fire at the Mumbai Naval Dockyard. Water entered the submarine, causing it to sink. 6 November 2014: The Navy’s Torpedo Recovery Vessel (TRV A-72) sank off the Visakhapatnam coast after a severe water leak could not be contained. 5 December 2016: INS Betwa capsized to one side while being moved out of a dry dock at the Mumbai Naval Dockyard, causing water to enter the vessel. 21 July 2024: A fire broke out aboard INS Brahmaputra during repair work at the Mumbai Dockyard. The ship tilted to one side and settled after water used to fight the fire and the resulting imbalance affected it. ​