No sir according to reports there was a fire in the crew compartment which is to be automatically doused by freon gas, the inhalation of freon gas for a larger period of time can be fatal, the sailors during such a situation were required to wear mask's which probably they didnot according to laid down rules.. the larger question is why are we still using age old russian sub's and why is the government is taking years to finalize procurement of technology etc.. why do we have to constantly look towards russia who are happy to lease sub's of substandard build..????What is happening guys ?? @Decklander where are you ?? Maybe sufficient training is lacking for our sailors
you are right......it is high time the obsolete equipments are to be replaced. As far as leasing and acquisition is concerned, we approach russians as they are willing to help us. Other countries may not be so ready to help us as the russians do or else manufacturing our own subs and equipment is the way, but that will take time........No sir according to reports there was a fire in the crew compartment which is to be automatically doused by freon gas, the inhalation of freon gas for a larger period of time can be fatal, the sailors during such a situation were required to wear mask's which probably they didnot according to laid down rules.. the larger question is why are we still using age old russian sub's and why is the government is taking years to finalize procurement of technology etc.. why do we have to constantly look towards russia who are happy to lease sub's of substandard build..????
No sir according to reports there was a fire in the crew compartment which is to be automatically doused by freon gas, the inhalation of freon gas for a larger period of time can be fatal, the sailors during such a situation were required to wear mask's which probably they didnot according to laid down rules.. the larger question is why are we still using age old russian sub's and why is the government is taking years to finalize procurement of technology etc.. why do we have to constantly look towards russia who are happy to lease sub's of substandard build..????
Sir the way i have written in my comments may have suggested a possible lack of knowledge on emergency protocols etc. The situation in which the sailors couldn't access the gas masks can be discussed at length, we can argue that the fire and smoke might have led to possible panic induced confusion on part of the sailors, which could have compromised their judgement or it may be due to the design of crew compartment not having redundancies for the emergency situation built in them or the gasses released to fight the fire might have exceeded their limit giving very less time for the sailors to follow protocols etc etc,, we can have several theories to debate upon.. But the fundamental question is why we are still relying on decades old Russian sub tech when the rest of the navy's vessels are fast moving towards more indigenous content in them ??.so does this mean lack of proper training and knowledge of emergency protocols?
i think for Indian navy the peacetime loss is more than war time losses!
I think we are relying more on the Russians for the only reason that they were the only ones who stood by our side and for us in times of dire need. I agree with the rest of your post.But the fundamental question is why we are still relying on decades old Russian sub tech when the rest of the navy's vessels are fast moving towards more indigenous content in them ??.
Freon would suffocate the victims, not poison them, and masks would be useless.No sir according to reports there was a fire in the crew compartment which is to be automatically doused by freon gas, the inhalation of freon gas for a larger period of time can be fatal, the sailors during such a situation were required to wear mask's which probably they didnot according to laid down rules.. the larger question is why are we still using age old russian sub's and why is the government is taking years to finalize procurement of technology etc.. why do we have to constantly look towards russia who are happy to lease sub's of substandard build..????
for sometime, but good thing which might come out of it is that, Govt will super speed up process of pending plans, may be some immediate purchases in the pipeline so that this sub fleet problem can be address.This means another submarine wont be patrolling the seas.