INS Magar (L20)

INS Magar (L20) is the lead ship of her class of amphibious warfare vessels of the Indian Navy.

Fire
On the 22nd of 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 nmi from Vishakapatnam. Casualties included three deaths and a further six sailors sustaining injuries. The injured were rushed to a naval hospital in Vishakapatnam by the Sea King helicopter on board.