NEW DELHI-
Bodies of the two missing Indian navy officers were found by rescuers inside a naval submarine on Thursday.
On Wednesday, seven sailors went unconscious by smoke during a training exercise in the submarine off Mumbai’s coast.
Two officers went missing following the event.
When the submarine arrived at the port on Thursday, rescuers launched a search inside and found the officers’ bodies, according to an Indian Navy Officer speaking on condition of anonymity.
He declined to get into further details.
The seven sailors who were overcome by smoke were in stable condition at a Mumbai hospital, said Captain D.K. Sharma, a navy spokesman.
Sharma said investigators were looking into the causes of the event.
Navy chief Admiral D.K. Joshi resigned on Wednesday to take responsibility for the accident.
His resignation was accepted by the government.
