INS Brahmaputra is resting on its side after a major fire broke out on the ship, the Navy said in a statement on Monday. The authorities are searching for a sailor who is missing since the fire incident, it added.

The fire broke out on INS Brahmaputra on July 21. The fire was brought under control by the ship’s crew with the assistance of firefights from Mumbai’s naval dockyard but it suffered “listing” to its port side.

The force said in a statement that the ship couldn’t be brought to the upright position despite efforts.

“A fire had broken out onboard the Indian Naval Ship Brahmaputra, a multi-role frigate, on the evening of 21 July, 24 while she was undergoing refit. The fire was brought under control by the ship’s crew with the assistance of firefighters from the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai and other ships in the harbour, by the morning of 22 Jul 24. Further, follow-on actions including sanitisation checks for assessment of residual risk of fire were carried out,” the Navy said in the statement.

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