Navy boat sinks near Chennai coast

A small boat used by the Navy for harbor security sank off Chennai coast after it caught fire on Wednesday evening. The Fast Interceptor Boat T-304, along with two similar boats, had sailed out on Wednesday evening when it suddenly caught fire. All six sailors on board were rescued by the other two boats. The incident happened 90 nautical miles North-east of Chennai, Navy sources said. A release said a fire broke out on board the 15.6 metre-long interceptor craft while it was on routine  deployment at about 2 am.