Three sailors injured in cylinder blast on Naval ship INS Nireekshak

April 20, 2016 11:27

Three sailors sustained injuries after a cylinder blast aboard Naval diving support ship INS Nireekshak. The ship was 40 nautical miles off the coast of Vizhinjam.

The ship returned to port around midnight and all the three sailors were shifted to a military hospital.

Two of the sailors were treated for splinter injuries, but one was not so lucky, as his right leg had to be amputated above the knee.

The condition of all three is said to be stable.

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