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The operation lasted for 40 hours. New Delhi: The Indian warship INS Kolkata successfully cornered and coerced all 35 pirates to surrender on Saturday, ensuring the safe evacuation of 17 crew members from the pirate vessel without any injury, the Indian Navy said in an official statement. In the rescue operation, which lasted for the…
This comes a day after the Indian Navy responded to an SOS call by a Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier. New Delhi: A video shared by the Indian Navy shows a Somali pirate firing at a Navy chopper as it approached a hijacked ship on Friday. The Malta-flagged bulk cargo vessel, ex-MV Ruen, was hijacked by pirates…
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The building has achieved a green rating IV under the Integrated Habitability Assessment. New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated the ‘Nausena Bhawan’, the new state-of-the-art headquarters of the Indian Navy at the Delhi Cantonment which is equipped with modern facilities and cutting-edge technologies. It marks a significant milestone for the Navy as…
Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier MV Abdullah that was seized by pirates off the Somalia coast The Indian Navy has responded to an SOS by Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier that was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia who took its 23-member crew hostage earlier this week, the Navy said in a statement on Friday. The MV…
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Following the successful rescue, all 21 crew members were evacuated to Djibouti. New Delhi: The Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata successfully rescued 21 crew members, including one Indian national, from the Barbados-flagged bulk carrier MV True Confidence after a maritime incident in the Gulf of Aden. The vessel was reportedly hit by a missile from…
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Captain M Abhisheik Ram will be the commanding officer of the INAS 334 squadron. New Delhi: A squadron of MH-60 Romeo helicopters was commissioned today at INS Garuda, a naval air station and also the “cradle of naval aviation” in Kochi. The Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 334 is the latest air squadron of the…
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A high-level board of inquiry has been initiated to find Sahil Verma. New Delhi: It has been eight days since Navyman Sahil Verma mysteriously disappeared from a ship. A massive Navy dragnet, involving several ships and aircraft, as of now, has yielded no trace of the seaman. Desperate for answers and seeking an intervention from…
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The sailor has been identified as Sahil Verma New Delhi: An Indian Navy seaman is reported missing from a naval ship since February 27 and a massive search operation has been launched to trace him. The Mumbai-headquartered Western Naval Command said the sailor has been identified as Sahil Verma and that a high-level board of…
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Naval Detachment Minicoy was set up in the early 1980s. New Delhi: The Indian Navy will commission Naval Detachment Minicoy as INS Jatayu on March 6, a move that seeks to “incrementally augment” security infrastructure at the strategically important Lakshadweep Islands, according to officials. The commissioning will take place in the presence of Navy Chief…
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The last IL-38SD will be put on display at the Naval Aviation Museum at Dabolim. Panaji: The Indian Navy on Tuesday decommissioned the last of its Ilyushin Il-38SD Sea Dragon Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft from operational service, 46 years after their induction. Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, who was present at the “drawdown…
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