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#REDIRECT [[INS Sindhuratna]]
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|Ship name      = INS ''Sindhuratna''
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'''INS ''Sindhuratna'' (S59)''' is a {{sclass|Sindhughosh|submarine|0}}  diesel-electric [[submarine]] of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sindhughosh Class|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/sindhughosh-class|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref>
On 26 February 2014 smoke was detected on Indian Navy submarine INS Sindhuratna off [[Mumbai]] coast, and onboard 4-5 sailors were airlifted to a Mumbai hospital after they fell unconscious from suffocation. The senior-most submarine officer of the Western Naval Command was on board.<ref>{{cite web|title=NDTV News|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/smoke-detected-on-indian-navy-submarine-ins-sindhuratna-off-mumbai-coast-4-5-sailors-moved-to-hospit-488403?curl=1393397104|access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref> 2 people were killed while 7 were injured. The cause of the fire remains unknown. As per reports, smoke had engulfed compartment No. 3 in the sailors’ accommodation area when the submarine was underwater during a training mission, leading to deaths and injuries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Navy initiates Probe into INS Sindhuratna Accident|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/indian-navy-initiates-probe-into-ins-sindhuratna-accident/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=27 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/batteries-may-have-caused-blast-in-ins-sindhuratna/article5733532.ece?homepage=true%7CBatteries|title=Batteries may have caused blast in INS Sindhuratna|date=2014-02-28|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-08-21}}</ref>
The two officers killed in the accident were Lt. Commander Kapish Singh Muwal and Lt. Commander Manoranjan Kumar. Their funeral was conducted with full military honors, with the Naval Ensign lowered to half mast. <ref>{{cite web|title=Full military honours for dead officers in INS Sindhuratna Tragedy|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/full-military-honours-for-dead-officers-in-ins-sindhuratna-tragedy/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=28 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Accident onboard INS Sindhuratna {{!}} Indian Navy|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/hi/content/accident-onboard-ins-sindhuratna|access-date=2022-01-06|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in}}</ref>
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