Two naval boats catch fire, sink; no one injured

Two high-speed patrol boats of Indian Navy, which are used for security of assets in the waters around Mumbai, yesterday sank at the naval dockyard following a fire that broke out in one of the vessels.

Navy sources said there was no loss of life or collateral damage to other naval assets in the harbour and that a Board of Inquiry has been ordered into the incident.

The exact cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained. Even though the fire was eventually brought under control, there was ingress of water on both the boats and they sank in shallow waters inside the naval harbour area.