NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian navy divers today recovered three severely burned bodies of sailors who had been trapped inside a submarine damaged by twin explosions, a navy spokesman said. He added that it was doubtful that any of the other 15 sailors aboard survived.
The spokesman, Narendra Vispute, told reporters in Mumbai that the conditions of the bodies recovered early today suggest that all 18 sailors aboard were killed in the explosions in the sub’s home port of Mumbai.
“The bodies are severely disfigured and not identifiable due to severe burns,” Vispute said, adding that DNA tests would be used to identify the bodies.
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