Naval vessel sinks off Vizag harbour, 1 dead, 4 missing

VISAKHAPATNAM: A naval torpedo recovery vessel sank on Thursday evening outside the Visakhapatnam harbour, killing one personnel, navy officials said. Four more were missing while 23 were rescued. Built by Goa Shipyard Limited in 1983, the ship had served the Indian Navy for the last 41 years. “Full scale search and rescue operations by Eastern Fleet ships are in progress to look for the missing personnel,” a navy official said. A statement said the vessel was on a routine mission to recover practice torpedoes fired by fleet ships when it experienced flooding in one of its compartments. “One sailor lost his life during the rescue operation and four personnel are reported missing,” the release said.