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Two naval patrol boats sink in Mumbai

by IBNS 18 Jul 2016, 08:25 pm

Mumbai, July 19 (IBNS) : Two security boats of Indian Navy sank at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Tuesday morning following fire onboard, reports said.

The boats were deployed for patrolling off Mumbai.

According to reports, the two boats suffered damage and ingress of water during fire fighting and sank in shallow waters inside the naval harbour area. However, no loss of life has been reported.

Efforts are on  to salvage the boats. 

Further details are awaited.