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Monday, February 10, 2014

Choppy first ride home for INS Vikramaditya

INS VikramadityaIndia’s largest and most-expensive warship, the INS Vikramaditya, faced embarrassing glitches during its home-bound voyage from the north Russian shipyard of Sevmash to the Karwar naval base in Karnataka, causing jitters in the defence ministry.

The $2.33 billion ( Rs. 13,980 crore) aircraft carrier, bought second-hand from Russia and delivered five years behind schedule, reportedly suffered a boiler breakdown during its 42-day journey, compromising the warship’s ability to cut through choppy seas at a top speed of up to 56 kmph, a navy source said.

The vessel has a history of boiler problems with 2012 sea trials failing due to a design problem in the ship’s boilers.

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