Water Ingress Reported On Naval Ship INS Kesari; All Safe

Visakhapatnam: Naval warship INS Kesari experienced water ingress on Saturday afternoon while berthed at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.

No injuries or loss of life were reported, the Eastern Naval Command spokesperson said in a post on X.

Operations to pump out the water were under way, the spokesperson said.

INS Kesari is a Shardul-class tank landing ship commissioned on April 5, 2008.

Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, the vessel is 125 metres long and can carry around 500 personnel.

The ship is designed for amphibious operations, the transport of troops and equipment, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions.