Sub-trawler collision led to Rs 10cr damage: Navy’s FIR

Sub-trawler collision led to Rs 10cr damage: Navy’s FIR
Panaji: The Indian Navy has said that the Scorpene-class attack submarine that collided with the fishing trawler, FV Marthoma, suffered extensive damage with losses pegged at Rs 10 crore.
Based on the complaint filed by the Navy, an FIR was registered against unidentified people at Mumbai’s Yellow Gate police station. The complaint alleges that the fishing trawler hit the French-origin submarine, INS Karanj, around Malvan.
The complaint was lodged by Kamal Preet Singh, the Executive Officer of the submarine, who said that INS Karanj was on an operational deployment near the Goan coast when the collision occurred around 7pm on Nov 21.
Police registered the offence under Sections 106(1) (causing death by negligence), 125 (punishment for endangering the lives or personal safety of others through rash or negligent actions), 282 (rash navigation of a vessel), and 324 (mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
While the submarine was proceeding in a southeast direction at the speed of 6 knots per hour and maintaining the periscope depth, the fishing trawler was picked up on the submarine’s sonar system, the complaint said.
Officers on board the submarine decided to take a turn and move away when the trawler hit them, said the complaint. The impact consequently led to the sinking of the trawler.
“The Navy personnel rescued 11 fishermen despite oil spillage from the trawler. Later, they learned that 13 crew were on the trawler,” an official said. “During a search of the wreckage on Nov 28, they found the bodies of the two fishermen, who probably could not jump off when it sank. A board of inquiry has been formed to investigate the incident and its report is awaited.”
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