Name INS Magar Commissioned 15 July 1987 Status in active service Draft 4 m Builder Hindustan Shipyard | Namesake Muggar crocodile Identification Pennant number L20 Length 120 m Beam 18 m | |
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Homeport Vishakhapatnam, Eastern Naval Command | ||
INS Magar is the lead ship of Magar-class amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy. She was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata. She was commissioned to navy service on 15 July 1987.
History
On 22 February 2006, at around 5 pm local time, an accidental fire broke out on the ship. It was caused while the ship was engaged in dumping expired ammunition, and one of the boxes of ammunition caught fire. At the time of the accident the Magar was in the Bay of Bengal, around 40 nautical miles (70 km) from Visakhapatnam. Casualties included three deaths and a further six sailors sustaining injuries. The injured were rushed to a naval hospital in Visakhapatnam by the Sea King helicopter on board.
References
INS Magar (L20) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA