Indian Navy warships deployed in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden, which are escorting both Indian and international merchant vessels there, were welcomed by a merchant vessel's crew by shouting slogans of Bharat Mata ki Jai and they thanked the Indian Navy for its support.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh alongwith Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar commissioned INS Sandhayak at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
In its second rescue operation within a day after saving another Iranian-flagged fishing vessel, FV Iman, from Somali pirates, which had 17 crew members onboard in its anti-piracy operations along the east coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden on Monday, an official statement said.
The Indian Navy warship INS Sumitra safely rescued the Iranian-flagged fishing vessel Iman from Somali pirates, which had 17 crew members onboard in its anti-piracy operations along the east coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden on Monday, an official statement said.
The firefighting team of the Indian Navy warship, INS Visakhapatnam successfully brought the fire onboard the merchant vessel Marlin Luanda under control on Saturday.
Speaking to ANI, Singh said that the Indian Navy has deployed a huge number of large combatants, which includes the Kolkata class destroyers, many frigates and other ships, to sustain forces there and carry out operations that are primarily focused on ensuring the safety of shipping as well
After recent attacks on merchant vessels off the Indian coast, the Navy has deployed task groups comprising 'destroyers' and 'frigates' to have a complete maritime domain awareness in the region, officials said on Sunday.
Following a drone attack on two vessels in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthi militants, which included MV SAIBABA, a crude oil tanker; the Indian Navy on Sunday said all 25 Indian crew members on board are safe, clarifying that it wasn't an India-flagged vessel, as claimed by the US e
Indian Navy warship INS Mormugao reached MV Chem Pluto, the India-bound merchant vessel, which was 'attacked' by an Iranian drone, on Saturday night and ascertained details of the attack, officials informed on Sunday.
The crest of the under-construction warship depicts the famous Hazira lighthouse that was built in 1836 at the southern entrance of Khambhat and an Asiatic lion symbolising majesty and strength.
During a visit to witness the operations of the “game changer” P-8I aircraft at Nacala Air Station INS Rajali ( Arakkonam Naval Air Station), Captain Ajayendra Kant Singh told ANI, "There is no possibility that any ship or a submarine would pass through the Indian Ocean region