On June 10, a sailor and a civilian worker were reportedly killed in an accident on board the indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. The workers inhaled toxic gas leaked during a maintenance operation on the 45,400-tonne INS Vikramaditya, which is currently undergoing a refit at the Karwar naval base, Karnataka.
The accident took place at about 5 p.m. when a team of workers were replacing a pipe in the sewage treatment plant located among the lowermost compartments of the 20-storey tall aircraft carrier.
“The workers were trying to repair the leakage of sewage water and Hydrogen Sulphide fumes. Due to inhalation of toxic fumes, four personnel fell unconscious,” said an officer.
Two of them, identified as Shipwright Artificer Rakesh Kumar and Mohandas Kolambkar, an employee of M/s Royal Marine, succumbed at the naval hospital in Karwar, while the other two are in a stable condition.
The Navy has ordered an inquiry into the incident, and action has been taken to render the compartment and area on the ship safe and secure, said the officer.
Source: Times of India
