Navy Chief awards on-the-spot Unit Citation INS Nireekshak for daring salvage operation
2 min readBy Express News Service
NEW DELHI: Admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday awarded ‘on the spot’ Unit Citation to the INS Nireekshak for finishing up the deepest salvage within the nation’s waters. The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Adm R Hari Kumar visited INS Nireekshak at Kochi on Monday.
The Indian Navy in a press release stated, “CNS interacted with the diving team of the ship involved in the salvage operations at a depth of 219 meters in the Arabian Sea and commended the ship on the safe and successful conduct of the operations under most challenging circumstances.”
The Navy Chief additionally awarded commendations to the crew concerned within the salvage operation.
During his tackle to the ship’s crew, the CNS complimented the devoted effort of the ship in conducting the deep diving operations. He exhorted the undaunted spirit of the ‘Men Behind the Machine’.
Nireekshak had additionally just lately accomplished a solemn dive off the Gujarat coast to pay homage by laying a wreath at 80 m depth, the resting website of erstwhile Khukri which sank throughout the 1971 struggle.
INS Nireekshak is a Dive Support and Submarine Rescue Vessel (DSSRV). Built by Mazagon Shipbuilders in 1985, the ship has been in service with the Navy since 1989 and was commissioned within the 12 months 1995. She has been a part of varied diving operations and holds the document for the deepest dive carried out within the nation to a depth of 257 m.
NEW DELHI: Admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday awarded ‘on the spot’ Unit Citation to the INS Nireekshak for finishing up the deepest salvage within the nation’s waters. The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Adm R Hari Kumar visited INS Nireekshak at Kochi on Monday.
The Indian Navy in a press release stated, “CNS interacted with the diving team of the ship involved in the salvage operations at a depth of 219 meters in the Arabian Sea and commended the ship on the safe and successful conduct of the operations under most challenging circumstances.”
The Navy Chief additionally awarded commendations to the crew concerned within the salvage operation.
During his tackle to the ship’s crew, the CNS complimented the devoted effort of the ship in conducting the deep diving operations. He exhorted the undaunted spirit of the ‘Men Behind the Machine’.
Nireekshak had additionally just lately accomplished a solemn dive off the Gujarat coast to pay homage by laying a wreath at 80 m depth, the resting website of erstwhile Khukri which sank throughout the 1971 struggle.
INS Nireekshak is a Dive Support and Submarine Rescue Vessel (DSSRV). Built by Mazagon Shipbuilders in 1985, the ship has been in service with the Navy since 1989 and was commissioned within the 12 months 1995. She has been a part of varied diving operations and holds the document for the deepest dive carried out within the nation to a depth of 257 m.
