For the most crucial time ever, an Indian Navy ship used to be presented with an on-the-position honour by the Chief of Naval Workers (CNS). On the general, ships and Navy personnel are awarded on events of nationwide significance, equivalent to Independence Day, Republic Day and Navy Day.
On the opposite hand, INS Nireekshak, a Dive Toughen and Submarine Rescue Vessel of the Indian Navy used to be awarded the on-the-position ‘Chief of the Naval Workers Unit Quotation’, when the Navy Chief visited the ship on Monday, in Kerala.
Admiral R Hari Kumar, the Indian Navy Chief visited INS Nireekshak under Southern Naval Picture (Indian Navy’s Practicing Picture) at Kochi and interacted with the diving group of the ship. The group has been all in favour of salvage operations at a depth of 219 metres in the Arabian Sea.
That is the deepest salvage operation implemented in the nation’s waters. All thru his deal with to the ship’s crew, the CNS complimented the dedicated effort of the ship in conducting the deep diving operations.
He exhorted the undaunted spirit of the ‘Men On the support of the Machine’ and presented commendations to the divers, for deep sea diving & project salvage ops under the most fascinating cases.
Constructed by Mazgaon Shipbuilders in 1985, the ship has been in service with the Navy since 1989 and used to be commissioned in the 365 days 1995. INS Nireekshak has been allotment of assorted diving operations and holds the parable for the deepest dive implemented in the nation to a depth of 257 metres.
Nireekshak had additionally no longer too long ago carried out a solemn dive off the Gujarat wing to pay homage by laying a wreath at 80 metres depth, the resting reveal of erstwhile INS Khukri which sank at some level of the 1971 war. INS Khukri, a British-starting establish anti-submarine warfare frigate has been the finest Indian Naval vessel to maintain been misplaced in fight.
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