In October 1999, she helped the IGCSTarabai to chase and capture a Panamanian-registered Japanese cargo ship carrying aluminum ingots, MV Alondra Rainbow, that had been hijacked by pirates off Indonesia. The operation took place off the coast of Kochi.[2]
Collision
On 21 April 2006 INS Prahar collided with the container ship MV Rajiv Gandhi, and sank off the coast of Goa. No one was injured in the accident. The commanding officer of the ship, Lieutenant Commander Yogesh Tripathi was found guilty of negligence by an Indian Navy court-martial, and dismissed from service.[3]
References
^. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
^. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^"INS Prahar mishap: Captain found guilty of navigational error, sacked - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
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prahar, prahar, veer, class, corvette, indian, navy, history, indian, navynameins, praharbuildergoa, shipyard, limitedcommissioned1, march, 1997out, service22, april, 2006identificationpennant, number, k98fatesunk, collisiongeneral, characteristicsclass, typev. INS Prahar was a Veer class corvette of the Indian Navy 1 History Indian NavyNameINS PraharBuilderGoa Shipyard LimitedCommissioned1 March 1997Out of service22 April 2006IdentificationPennant number K98FateSunk in collisionGeneral characteristicsClass and typeVeer class corvetteDisplacement455 tons full load Length56 m 184 ft Beam10 5 m 34 ft Draught2 5 m 8 2 ft PropulsionCOGAGSpeed32 knots 59 km h Range1 650 mi 2 660 km Complement41 incl 5 officers Operations EditIn October 1999 she helped the IGCS Tarabai to chase and capture a Panamanian registered Japanese cargo ship carrying aluminum ingots MV Alondra Rainbow that had been hijacked by pirates off Indonesia The operation took place off the coast of Kochi 2 Collision EditOn 21 April 2006 INS Prahar collided with the container ship MV Rajiv Gandhi and sank off the coast of Goa No one was injured in the accident The commanding officer of the ship Lieutenant Commander Yogesh Tripathi was found guilty of negligence by an Indian Navy court martial and dismissed from service 3 References Edit Surface Ships of Indian Navy Archived from the original on 19 June 2009 Retrieved 6 August 2009 Alondra Rainbow revisited A Study of related issues in the light of the recent judgment of Mumbai High Court Archived from the original on 28 November 2010 Retrieved 3 May 2012 INS Prahar mishap Captain found guilty of navigational error sacked Indian Express archive indianexpress com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title INS Prahar K98 amp oldid 1106118866, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
