Indian Navy Chief Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi resigned on 26 February 2014 taking moral responsibility of the accident on INS Sindhuratna in Mumbai. He is the first Defence forces Chief to resign since independence.
The government accepted the resignation of Admiral Joshi with immediate effect. Vice Admiral R K Dhowan will be the Acting Chief till the next Chief is appointed.
Navy release said that smoke engulfed the Russian-origin Kilo class submarine INS Sindhuratna. The incident led to seven sailors falling seriously ill and two officers missing.
The incident on 26 February 2014, was the tenth mishap involving an Indian Navy warship and the third involving a submarine in the last seven months. Sindhuratna had recently undergone a refit in Mumbai and was handed over to Navy in December2013.
Past incidents:
| Serial | Date | Submarine | Incident |
| 1 | February 2014 | INS Mysore | Delhi class warship, suffers damage after it scrapes the bottom of sea |
| 2 | 30 January 2014 | INS Airawat | Propeller of amphibious ship damaged |
| 3 | 25 January 2014 | ICSG Sangram | a Coast Guard patrol boat, accidently fires at naval socks, command officers are killed |
| 4 | 22 January 2014 | INS Betwa | Crack in sonar dome in ship’s hull |
| 5 | 20-21 January 2014 | INS Vipul | Leak in compartment after refit |
| 6 | 17 January 2014 | INS Sindhugosh | Kilo class sub runs |
| 7 | 23 December 2013 | INS Talwar | Stealth frigate hits fishing vessel, no casualities |
| 8 | 4 December 2013 | INS Konkan | Fire onboard |
| 9 | 14 August 2013 | INS Sindhurakshak | Internal blasts sink submarine, 18 dead |
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