The 189 meter long container ship Lal Bhadur Shastri allided with quay at the container terminal at Vallarpadam, Kochi, India. The container ship had suffered a power blackout while attempting to berth. The Lal Bhadur Shastri sustained only slight damage. No reports of injuries or pollution released.
The 23 meter long, 110 ton Indian Navy auxillary vessel TRV A-72 sank off the coast of Visakhapatnam, India. The vessel was conducting a routine operations recovering practice torpedoes when the vessel suffered a leak. The water ingress poured into the main engine room and quickly flooded other compartments. The crew quickly abandoned ship as the vessel sank in minutes. Reports state one crewman perished in the confusion when the vessel sank. Another 23 crew members were later safely pulled from the water. Nine Navy vessels continued search and rescue operations during the night for the remaining 4 missing crewmen. The Indian Navy has ordered a board of inquiry into the incident.
The 91 meter long Indian Naval Missile Corvette INS Kora collided with the 183 meter long, 23062 dwt general cargo vessel Madeleine Rickmers in the Bay of Bengal off Vishakhapatnam, India. The Madeleine Rickmers was en route from Chittagong to Colombo when it scraped against the side of the INS Kora. The INS Kora reported minor hull damage, but there was no water ingress. No reports of injuries or pollution released. An investigation by Naval authorities has been launched to investigate the incident.
