India's prime minister says the 18 sailors on board a navy submarine are feared to have lost their lives in an explosion and fire.
Indian Submarine Fire Kills 18
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A man watches Indian Navy submarine INS Sindhurakshak on fire, Mumbai, August 14, 2013.
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The night sky is lit up as a fire burns aboard the INS Sindhurakshak, an Indian Navy kilo class submarine, Mumbai, August 14, 2013.
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India’s navy chief, Admiral D.K. Joshi, left standing and Defense Minister A.K. Antony, center sitting, gesture during a press conference after an Indian navy submarine caught fire and sank in Mumbai, August 14, 2013.
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Ships ride at anchors at a naval dockyard where a submarine caught fire and sank after an explosion early Wednesday in Mumbai, August 14, 2013.