Fire on board INS Vikramaditya, all personnel protected: Navy

There was a minor hearth on board India’s plane service INS Vikramaditya on Saturday morning, a Navy spokesperson stated.
The hearth was doused and all personnel on board are protected, the spokesperson stated in a press release right here. “The duty staff observed smoke emanating from the part of the warship having accommodation for sailors. The ship’s duty personnel acted promptly to fight the fire. All personnel on board have been accounted for and no major damage has been reported,” the assertion learn.
An inquiry into the incident is being ordered, he stated, including the plane service is in Karnataka’s Karwar harbour.

The warship is a modified Kiev-class plane service bought by India from Russia in 2013 and was renamed in honour of Vikramaditya, the legendary emperor.
Originally constructed as Baku and commissioned in 1987, the service served with the Soviet (till the dissolution of the Soviet Union) and Russian Navies earlier than being decommissioned in 1996, it being too costly to function.
INS Vikramaditya, a floating airfield, has an total size of 284 metres and a most beam of 60 metres, stretching as a lot as three soccer fields put collectively.

Standing about 20 storeys tall from the keel to the best level, the ship has a complete of twenty-two decks and carries round 1,600 personnel.