Source: World Wide Web
On January 18, local time, the Indian Navy destroyer "Ranvir" (INS Ranvir) had an internal compartment explosion accident at the Mumbai Naval Shipyard. The latest news from the Indian media shows that 3 people have been killed and 11 injured. The cause of the explosion was most likely due to a leak in Freon.
Screenshot of the Indian media report
According to the Indian News18 website reported on the 19th, sources revealed that the "Ranville" is one of the oldest warships in the Indian Navy, and the explosion is obviously unrelated to ammunition, which is likely to be caused by the Freon leak in the unmanned air-conditioned room. At the time of the explosion, there was no one in this cabin. The three dead crew members were on the chaotic deck above the cabin. The explosion produced a large amount of debris, and the three were trapped and unable to move.
After the accident, the source said, "some people fell to the ground while running, some tried to put out the fire, and some people inhaled gas." The injuries to these people were minor, and the physical injuries were sprains of the ankle joint. Some also suffered minor internal injuries, most likely due to their inhalation of Freon."
A senior official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: "We are investigating the accident in depth. The warship had several operational problems.
Several pipelines for air conditioning gas, ammunition, and water supply run parallel through the entire warship. Unlike other platforms, this battleship could not close these pipelines during the operation. We're looking at all these actionable things. This accident was very unfortunate."
It is reported that the cause and details of the accident disclosed in the report have not been confirmed by the Indian military.
The Indian Navy said earlier that the accident did not cause significant material damage and has begun an investigation into its cause. However, it is reported that the explosion caused minor damage to the destroyer's internal structure.
Public information shows that Freon is a common refrigerant, gas at room temperature and pressure, has good thermal stability, but has flammability, and will burn to produce toxic gases when encountering an open flame. However, there is a risk of explosion in the pressure vessel tanks where Freon is stored under certain conditions. In addition, the emission of Freon into the atmosphere leads to a decline in ozone levels, which is now strictly restricted and phased out by countries.
Indian Navy destroyer "Ranville" Infographic
According to a 2017 report by the Indian government's audit department, there were as many as 38 accidents on ships and submarines of the Indian Navy from 2007 to 2016. These accidents not only cost the Indian Navy two surface ships and a submarine, but also killed people. Data from India's Ministry of Defence in 2014 showed that between 2011 and 2014, there were as many as 24 accidents on ships and submarines in the Indian Navy.
Indian media believe that the crash of miG fighter jets of the Indian Air Force and Army, the crash of helicopters and the Accident of the Indian Navy show that the Indian Army still has a lot of work to do and still needs to invest resources to fill all loopholes, eliminate safety failures and train personnel, so that such accidents have changed from a trend to an infrequent phenomenon. (Reporter Zhang Haichao)
(Source: World Wide Web)