INS Vikramadithya is the third Indian aircraft carrier. INS Vikrant, brought from UK (HMS Hercules) in 1957.

Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya catches fire, naval officer dies.

The blaze was brought under control by the damage control and fire fighting team.

Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya catches fire, naval officer dies. D.S. A naval officer died after a fire broke out onboard the INS Vikramaditya, India’s only aircraft carrier, while entering the harbor in Karnataka’s Karwar. An Indian Navy officer died on Friday while trying to put out a fire on INS Vikramaditya when the ship was entering the Karwar harbour in Karnataka.

The Indian Navy in a statement said, “Lieutenant Commander DS Chauhan bravely led the firefighting efforts in the affected compartment.” While the fire was brought under control the officer lost consciousness […]

The fire was brought under control by the ship’s crew swiftly preventing any serious damage affecting the ship’s combat capability. Navy has ordered a Board of Inquiry to probe the incident.

Indian Navy officer dies while trying to fight fire onboard INS Vikramaditya The officer, Lt Cdr D S Chauhan, led the firefighting efforts in the affected compartment of the ship. A fire broke out on board aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on Friday morning when the ship was entering the harbour in Karwar. The vessel caught fire Friday morning while entering the harbour in Karwar in Karnataka. The Navy has ordered a Board of Inquiry to probe the fire incident onboard INS Vikramaditya. Mumbai: A fire was reported onboard INS Vikramaditya off Karwar on Friday, killing a lieutenant commander who led the fire-fighting efforts. While the fire was brought under control, the officer suffered a loss of consciousness due to the smoke and fumes.

Name: She has been renamed in honour of Vikramaditya, a legendary emperor of Ujjain, India.

By : ABP News Bureau | 26 Apr 2019 04:06 PM (IST) INS Vikramaditya of the Indian Navy.

A fire broke out on board aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on Friday morning and one officer, Lt. Cdr. "One officer dead during fire fighting ops onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in Karwar, Karnataka. Indegenious aircraft carrier (IAC 1) built in India commissioned in 2013. The carrier was purchased by India in 2004.

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An Indian Navy officer died on Friday while trying to put out a fire on INS Vikramaditya when the ship was entering the Karwar harbour in Karnataka. INS Vikramaditya is a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier. Chauhan, lost his life in the fire-fighting efforts, the Navy said. By : ABP News Bureau | 26 Apr 2019 04:06 PM (IST) INS Vikramaditya of the Indian Navy. Explore more on Ins Vikramaditya. A naval officer was killed in a bid to control a raging fire on board India’s only aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.

It played a crucial role in 1971 India-Pakistan war which resulted in the formation of Bangladesh. As per reports, the fire started in the engine room of the INS Vikramditya.