Visakhapatnam: In a significant stride towards enhancing India’s maritime capabilities, the first Survey Vessel Large (SVL) ship, INS Sandhayak (Yard 3025), was commissioned into the Indian Navy on February 3, 2024.
Gulf of Aden: In a swift and effective response, the Indian Navy’s Mission Deployed warship INS Sumitra successfully ensured the safe release of a hijacked Iranian flagged Fishing Vessel (FV) named Iman.
New Delhi: In a display of prompt and decisive action, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Visakhapatnam, deployed on an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, swiftly responded to a distress call from the Marshall Island-flagged MV Genco Picardy after a drone attack at 2311 hrs on January 17, 2024
New York: In a notable diplomatic development, the United States has expressed its appreciation for the “increased cooperation” with India in defending freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.
