In 2006, shortly after a small Indian cargo ship departed from Mumbai, it collided head-on with the warship IS-Purah. No one expected that the result of the collision between the two was that the warship was hit into a big hole and sank into the sea, while the small cargo ship lost a little paint and was fine.
After the collision, the small cargo ship "Ra-Gandhi" only bumped slightly, and there was no other significant damage except for a slight loss of paint, but the warship "Is-Plahai" was different.
It is obviously a warship, neither in terms of quality nor defense capabilities, it is not comparable to a small cargo ship, but after the impact, a large hole appeared in its hull, and the sea water poured into the warship like a tide.
Rescuers quickly came to the rescue, "La-Gandhi" also reached out in time to help, with the help of everyone's full rescue, more than 70 Indian sailors were successfully rescued, were transferred to a nearby military base, although the people were fine, but the warship was not saved, after the sea water was poured into the sea, it finally sank into the sea, becoming India's first warship to sink because of a traffic accident.
This absurd farce aroused negative public opinion in India, and the captain of the warship instantly became the target of public criticism, but because it was a matter of the face of the Indian Navy, the Navy did not pursue it too much, and finally became a joke after dinner.
I believe that after understanding the cause of this accident, you will know whether the captain of the warship is responsible or not.
On the night of April 23, 2006, when the warship Is-Pura Hai was returning to its military base in Mumbai after completing its patrol mission, the sailors were in high spirits, singing and dancing on board, and the whole sea seemed to ripple with their laughter.
The commander of the warship, also immersed in the smooth progress of the patrol, returned to the captain's room to rest contentedly, and the command was left to the lieutenant, and after a while, a relaxed snoring sounded in the captain's room, while the sailors on the ship continued to enjoy the silence of the night.
Just when everything seemed to be calm, a small cargo ship appeared on the sea in the distance, and it was like a lightning bolt, and the owner of the small boat, named "La Gandhi", seemed to be impatient and full of longing for time.
The captain of the cargo ship was not idle, he was thinking about getting to the destination as soon as possible and completing the next cargo mission, so in the middle of the night in the waters of Mumbai, the two ships quietly approached with different mentalities and different goals.
On the warship, the sailors on duty spotted the oncoming small cargo through the radar early on, and under normal circumstances, they should have avoided each other according to the relevant procedures, but unexpectedly, they turned a blind eye to the small ship, as if the vastness of the sea gave them enough superiority.
The sailors on the warship thought that their huge bodies were so conspicuous in the dark night that the other party must have noticed their presence. And he is still a navy, how can he give way to a small cargo ship casually, so he has no intention of turning around.
And on the "Ra-Gandhi", the captain was only thinking about how to complete the task as soon as possible, and went home to count the money, and did not notice the huge warship in front of him. And in his heart, the warship is an indispensable existence, and it will not collide with a small cargo ship like him.
In this way, the distance between the two ships continued to shrink, and finally they collided violently, and a huge wave was stirred up on the sea, and at this moment, it seemed that the entire sea area of Mumbai was shaken.
And then the funny scene happened.
In the vast ocean, whether it is a large warship or a small cargo ship, we should respect each other and not ignore each other because of our own identity. This farce at sea became a "unique" experience for the Indian Navy and brought a burst of laughter to the people.
Source: "Indian Merchant Ship Crashes and Sinks Warship", Sina News, 2006-04-24
