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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Captain of INS Talwar relieved of command

Talwar class frigateA freak incident in which a young officer lost his life in mid-sea during an exercise has led the Indian Navy to remove the Captain of a frontline warship INS Talwar from responsibility and ordering a Board of Inquiry.

The incident occurred on December 29 off the coast of Gujarat when the trainee officer Sub Lieutenant Vipin Kumar died during the sea swimming drill.

The Navy officials said Captain Rahul Parmar was relieved of his command and his Deputy given charge of the ship.

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