Bodies of two naval personnel, who were on board submarine INS Sindhurakshak that exploded and sank, were today recovered by divers.
"The bodies have been recovered from the submarine by our divers but their identity has not yet been ascertained," sources said here.
The Navy had yesterday released the names of the three officers and 15 sailors trapped inside the ill-fated submarine. All the personnel trapped inside the submarine are feared dead.
The three officers are Lieutenant Commanders Nikhilesh Pal, Alok Kumar and R Venkitaraj.
The sailors stuck inside the vessel are Sanjeev Kumar, KC Upadhya, Timothy Sinha, Kewal Singh, Sunil Kumar Dasari Prasad, Liju Lawrence, Rajesh Tootika, Amit K Singh, Atul Sharma, Vikas E Naruttam Deuri, Malay Haldar, Vishnu V and Seetaram Badapalli.
In one of the worst disasters to have struck the Navy, a series of explosions rocked submarine INS Sindhurakshak early Wednesday at the dockyard in Mumbai sinking it partially in the shallow sea.
The navy divers had got inside the submarine on Wednesday evening itself but were struggling to locate the 18 trapped personnel.
The diving efforts have been hampered by poor visibility inside submarine which is filled with water, extremely restricted access and displacement of most equipment from their original location.
The Navy is also planning to seek help from a Dutch company to salvage the sunken submarine.
