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Mishap at India's Largest Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya, 2 Dead

© AFP 2023 / STRIndian Navy personnel stand on the INS Vikramaditya, a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier, during the International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam on February 6, 2016
Indian Navy personnel stand on the INS Vikramaditya, a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier, during the International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam on February 6, 2016 - Sputnik International
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A gas leak from the sewage treatment plant in the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya has claimed two lives. INS Vikramaditya has been undergoing a refit at the naval base in Karwar since June 1.

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New Delhi(Sputnik) – The accident reportedly took place around 5:00 pm (Indian Standard Time). It is reported that maintenance work was being undertaken in the sewage treatment plant when the toxic gas leaked from. According to the Indian Navy, a sailor and a civilian employee died due to inhalation of the toxic gas while the condition of two other persons exposed to the gas is stable.

The Indian Navy has ordered an inquiry into the incident. INS Vikramaditya is the newest and largest ship to join the Indian Navy on 16 Nov 2013.

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