What You Need to Know: India’s first nuclear-powered submarine, INS Arihant, suffered significant damage in 2018 when a crew member left the rear hatch open, allowing seawater to flood the ...

In 2017, the recently completed $2.9 billion Indian Navy submarine INS Arihant was left inoperative for nearly a year after a hatch was left open, allowing seawater to flood the propulsion ...

Water “rushed in as a hatch on the rear side was left open by mistake while was at harbor” in February 2017, shortly after the submarine’s launch, The Hindu reports.

India $2.9 Billion Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Flooded and Almost Sank After Someone Left the Hatch Open Published Jan 11, 2018 at 6:17 AM EST Updated Jan 12, 2018 at 1:05 PM EST ...

India’s first ballistic missile submarine is the result of a $2.9 billion submarine technology program. Construction on Arihant began in 2009, and the ship was commissioned into the Indian Navy ...