SOMEONE LEFT THE HATCH OPEN: INDIA $2.9 BILLION NUCLEAR SUBMARINE ALMOST SANK

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INDIA $2.9 BILLION NUCLEAR BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE FLOODED AND ALMOST SANK AFTER SOMEONE LEFT THE HATCH OPEN

India's $2.9 billion nuclear ballistic missile submarine INS Arihant has been grounded for the past 10 months after it flooded from someone accidentally leaving the rear hatch open. The pressurized water coolant pipes have been corroded by the salt water flooding. 

INS Arihant is India’s first operational nuclear ballistic missile submarine. The 6,000 tonne vessel was built in the port city of Visakhapatnam, under the Navy’s secretive Advanced Technology Vessel project (ATV). 

The sheer embarrassment over the incident, the Indian Armed Forces are also concerned that the Arihant’s absence will leave the country’s defense vulnerable to its neighboring Pakistan and other nuclear powers.