主题：印度海军又有新悲剧？ -- leeuk

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/ins-vindhyagiri-on-fire-post-collision-many-feared-stuck/articleshow/7395408.cms

MUMBAI: Frantic efforts were on Monday to save Indian Navy warship INS Vindhyagiri after a major fire engulfed it following a collision with a merchant vessel off Mumbai Harbour, official sources said here.

The warship of the Nilgiri class had collided with the container vessel MV Nordlake around 5 p.m. Sunday but there were no casualties.

The naval fire brigade was assisted by the Mumbai Fire Brigade in dousing the fire, which apparently started in the engine room when it was brought to the naval dockyard for assessing the damage, the sources said, adding that possibilities of saving the warship seemed bleak.

An official defence spokesperson confirmed the fire on board the warship but declined to give further details.

While the naval frigate was entering the Mumbai Harbour after celebrating "a day at sea" with naval personnel and their families, the MV Nordlake, loaded with containers, was navigating out of the harbour.

The collision took place in the main navigation channel used by all vessels to enter both Mumbai Port Trust and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust .

Though there were no casualties or oil spill after the collision, the container ship was detained for further investigations.

Vindhyagiri is a 3,000-tonne, 20-year-old frigate commissioned in the navy in 1981.

http://realtime.zaobao.com/2011/01/110131_38.shtml

印度海军护卫舰与商船碰撞 爆炸起火后沉没

（2011-01-31　5.25pm）

　　（综合讯）印度媒体报道，1月30日晚，在印度海军服役29年左右的利安德级护卫舰“INS Vindhyagiri”号，在孟买港附近与商船碰撞爆炸起火。据悉，该护卫舰现已沉没。

　　《印度时报》1月31日报道，目前为止，此次碰撞还没有造成人员伤亡或燃料泄漏，印度军方已委派专人对这一事件进行调查。

　　印度货运部门官员指出，虽然此次事故造成的破坏有限，但它仍是一起非常严重的事件，因为有印度海军的船只卷入其中。有目击者称，护卫舰沉没前还有人员被困在船上，官方尚未确认这一说法。