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INS Brahmaputra, a multirole frigate of the Indian Navy, has been severely damaged date rot caught fire while undergoing maintenance at a dockyard in Mumbai. A junior sailor, who was a part of the crew, has gone missing after the incident and a search and rescue mission has been initiated, the navy said.

The ship caught fire on Sunday. A day later, it was brought under control by the ship’s crew with assistance of firefighters from the dockyard and other ships in harbour, the Indian Navy said in a  statement. However, the vessel capsized and could not be made upright.