INS Nireekshak

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On 16 April 2016, a sailor lost his leg while two others were injured in an oxygen cylinder explosion on board the ship. The explosion took place while a diving bailout bottle, a small 12-inch oxygen bottle which is carried by divers in their diving helmet, was being charged. This incident has never happened in history of the Indian Navy before. One sailor sustained serious injuries and his right leg was amputated from just above the knee and two other sailors received splinter injuries in the stomach region and legs. They were admitted in Military Hospital, Trivandrum as ship was on it way to Mumbai from Visakhapatnam.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/541595/three-sailors-injured-explosion-board.html|title=Three sailors injured in explosion on board Indian naval ship|date=20 April 2016|newspaper=Deccan Herald|agency=PTI|access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/04/20/naval-accident-nireekshak_n_9736658.html|title=Sailor Loses Leg In Explosion On Naval Ship INS Nireekshak|website=The Huffington Post|date=20 April 2016 |access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Oxygen cylinder explosion on board Indian Navy ship injures 3 sailors|date=20 April 2016 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/oxygen-cylinder-explosion-on-board-indian-navy-ship-injures-3-sailors/story-YIJsHxk8s1l0w7cy06JcJL.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/navy-diver-loses-leg-after-oxygen-cylinder-explodes-on-board-ship-1397471|title=Navy Diver Loses Leg After Oxygen Cylinder Explodes On INS Nireekshak|date=20 April 2016|first1=Vishnu|last1=Som|first2=Sudhi Ranjan|last2=Sen|editor-first=Anindita|editor-last=Sanyal|website=NDTV.com|access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref> On 16 April 2016, a sailor lost his leg while two others were injured in an oxygen cylinder explosion on board the ship. The explosion took place while a diving bailout bottle, a small 12-inch oxygen bottle which is carried by divers in their diving helmet, was being charged. This incident has never happened in history of the Indian Navy before. One sailor sustained serious injuries and his right leg was amputated from just above the knee and two other sailors received splinter injuries in the stomach region and legs. They were admitted in Military Hospital, Trivandrum as ship was on it way to Mumbai from Visakhapatnam.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/541595/three-sailors-injured-explosion-board.html|title=Three sailors injured in explosion on board Indian naval ship|date=20 April 2016|newspaper=Deccan Herald|agency=PTI|access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/04/20/naval-accident-nireekshak_n_9736658.html|title=Sailor Loses Leg In Explosion On Naval Ship INS Nireekshak|website=The Huffington Post|date=20 April 2016 |access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Oxygen cylinder explosion on board Indian Navy ship injures 3 sailors|date=20 April 2016 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/oxygen-cylinder-explosion-on-board-indian-navy-ship-injures-3-sailors/story-YIJsHxk8s1l0w7cy06JcJL.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/navy-diver-loses-leg-after-oxygen-cylinder-explodes-on-board-ship-1397471|title=Navy Diver Loses Leg After Oxygen Cylinder Explodes On INS Nireekshak|date=20 April 2016|first1=Vishnu|last1=Som|first2=Sudhi Ranjan|last2=Sen|editor-first=Anindita|editor-last=Sanyal|website=NDTV.com|access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref>
The ship, commanded by [[Commander]] Sailesh Kumar Tyagi, reached the [[Port of Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] to participate in the fourth edition of IN-SLN DIVEX 2026, a bilateral diving exercise with the [[Sri Lanka Navy]] scheduled from 21 to 27 April 2026. The ship also delivered 50,000 rounds of [[9×19mm Parabellum]] rounds to the Sri Lanka Navy. The visit is also aimed to act as an operational turnaround.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=INS Nireekshak arrives at Colombo, Sri Lanka to participate in IN-SLN DIVEX 2026 |date=2026-04-22 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2254416&reg=3&lang=1 |access-date=2026-04-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-22 |title=INS Nireekshak arrives in Sri Lanka for Operational Turnaround and training visit |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/ins-nireekshak-arrives-in-sri-lanka-for-operational-turnaround-and-training-visit-101776858193905.html |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=INS NIREEKSHAK makes port call in Colombo |date=2026-04-22 |publisher=[[Sri Lanka Navy]] |url=https://news.navy.lk/eventnews/2026/04/21/202604211600/ |access-date=2026-04-29}}</ref>

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