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Thursday, June 05, 2014

Three fast attack crafts commissioned to protect offshore assets

 Vice Admiral Anil ChopraAdding strength to the Eastern Naval Command’s capability in fulfilling its mandate of maritime safety and security of the offshore development areas (ODAs) and coastal security three fast attack crafts were commissioned by Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Anil Chopra in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.

The three Immediate Support Vessels (ISVs) – T-35, T-36 and T-37 – constituting the 83rd Squadron are lightly armed surface craft capable of operating at high seas as well as in coastal waters.

They are capable of day and night surveillance and can carry out rapid insertions/ extractions of MARCOS for ship/ offshore interventions and SBS operations in ODAs.

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