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Efforts are on to dewater the Navy submarine INS Sindhurakshak, Defence Minister A.K Antony told the Rajya Sabha here on Monday.
He said the Government had approached globally renowned professional salvage agencies to lead the rescue operations.
“There is also an offer of help from Russia, where the refit and upgrade had been undertaken,” Antony said.
He said preliminary investigations indicated that the explosion was due to the possible ignition of armament. “The cause, of ignition is, however, yet to be established. Visual and forensic examination would throw more light on the possible cause of ignition,” he said, and added that a Board of Inquiry had been constituted to investigate the causes of the accident.
Antony said the intensity of the explosion and the resultant damage sustained by the submarine indicated that the 18 naval duty personnel, who were inside the submarine at the time of the incident would not have survived. “Naval divers have been able to enter the submarine. They could access only some parts due to heavy damage and flooding of compartments, with obstructions from debris and structural distortions,” he added.
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