Indian Navy News & Discussions

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Ministry of Defence
17-June, 2015 15:14 IST
Indian Naval ships enter Kuantan, Malaysia

As part of an operational deployment to South Indian Ocean and South China Sea, ships of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, arrived today at Kuantan (Malaysia) on a four day visit. The Indian warships taking part in this deployment are INS Ranvir, a guided missile destroyer, commanded by Captain Jaswinder Singh, INS Satpura, indigenously built guided missile stealth frigate, commanded by Captain Hari Krishnan, INS Shakti, a sophisticated Fleet tanker and support ship, commanded by Capt Vikram Menon and INS Kamorta, the latest and indigenous Anti Submarine Warfare corvette, commanded by Commander Manoj Kumar Jha. Earlier during their deployment, these warships participated in IMDEX-15 at Singapore and the Indo-Singapore bilateral naval exercise SIMBEX.

India-Malaysia naval cooperation has largely been in the form of training interactions and exchange of goodwill visits by IN and RMN ships. India signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation with Malaysia in Feb 93. Consequently, the Malaysia-India Defence Cooperation Committee (MIDCOM) was set-up to examine various aspects of defence cooperation. Issues such as training, combined exercises, exchange of personnel etc., are discussed during the MIDCOM meetings. This visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing inter-operability between navies of the two friendly nations. During the stay in harbour, various activities such as official calls, reception on board, ship open to visitors, guided tours for Indian naval personnel and professional interaction between personnel of both the navies, are planned. On departure, the ship will exercise with Royal Malaysian Naval ships for achieving interoperability in communication and Search and Rescue procedures.

In pursuit of India’s ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’ policy, the ships had visited Singapore, Jakarta (Indonesia), Freemantle (Australia).

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[Hindustani78]

New Zealand Navy Chief on a visit to Kochi
Rear Admiral Jack Steer, Chief of Navy, New Zealand (CNNZ) is on a visit to Kochi from 17 to 20 Jun 15. The visit of the Admiral coincides with the goodwill visit of Her Majesty’s New-Zealand Ship Te Kaha which is at Kochi from 18 to 22 Jun 15.

Rear Admiral Jack Steer inspecting the Guard of Honour

During the visit, CNNZ interacted with Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command and other senior officers of the Western Naval Command. A 50 men Guard of Honour was presented to the visiting dignitary. The CNNZ is also scheduled to visit INS Sudarshini, the Sail Training Ship of the Indian Navy, Damage Control Training facility. The Chief of Navy New Zealand accompanied by New Zealand delegation also visited places of cultural interest in Kochi, including Kerala Folklore Museum and undertook Kochi harbour familiarisation.

Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba presenting memento to Rear Admiral Jack Steer

HMNZS Te Kaha, a 3600 Tonne Anzac Class Guided Missile Frigate has been participating in counter piracy operations with Combined Maritime Forces in the Persian Gulf. The ship departed Devonport, her baseport, on 16 Feb 15 and is presently on her return passage to New Zealand. Professional interactions and social events are being organized for the crew of HMNZS Te Kaha during the ship’s visit to Kochi.

HMNZS Te Kaha

Naval ships and military delegations from New Zealand have been regularly visiting India. India and New Zealand have enjoyed good relations as members of the Commonwealth, sharing commonality extended by virtue of commitment towards secularism, democratic freedom and common interests as Indian Ocean Littoral states and the current visit by CNNZ and HMNZS Te Kaha would further strengthen the existing bonds between the two Navies.

 

[Hindustani78]

Navy deploys helicopter to help drifting vessel - The Hindu
Updated: June 22, 2015 08:27 IST
Indian Navy on Monday deployed a helicopter for assistance after a merchant vessel with 20 persons on board listed off Vasai coast.

“Indian Navy has launched one Seaking helicopter to provide immediate assistance and a ship was also deployed for rendering assistance. The ship has been contacted,” a Defence spokesperson said.

“Information was received around midnight by the Indian Navy that a vessel in distress Jindal Kamakshi which was 40 nautical miles from Mumbai harbour and 25 nautical miles off Vasai coast had listed heavily.”

The Navy rescued the 20-member crew from Jindal Kamakshi which had sent a distress signal around midnight. Photo: Vivek Bendre

Navy rescued 20-member crew of a vessel 20-member crew of Jindal Kamakshi vessel who were rescued by the Navy in Mumbai on Monday.

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
22-June, 2015 19:57 IST
Indian Navy and Coast Guard Rescues

20 Crew Members of MV Jindal Kamakshi
At about 11:00 PM on 21 June 15 an Indian flagged, container vessel “Jindal Kamakshi” sent out a distress alert. The vessel was on passage from Mundra to Kochi with 20 crew members onboard. The merchant vessel was about 100 km from the Mumbai harbour and reported that it was tilting to one side by 20 degrees. Bad weather further aggravated the situation and the ship therefore closed the shore and anchored about 25 Km West of Vasai creek. The distress was received by Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC Mumbai).

Despite heavy winds,rain, pitch dark night and poor visibility, Indian Navy immediately launched a Seaking Helicopter at 12.45 A.M. on 22 June 15. The helicopter went overhead the vessel and carried out a visual assessment and when captain of the vessel intimated that immediate assistance was not required, the helicopter returned to Mumbai. In order to respond to any emergency the guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai was brought to immediate readiness and sailed out at 2.00 A.M. in the morning. The ship arrived at the scene at about 07:30 AM.

By 6.15 A.M. on 22 Jun 15, the condition had worsened due to strong winds, heavy rains and dangerously high waves. Since the situation onboard the Merchant Vessel had worsened, the Master requested for assistance in evacuating the crew. As the weather conditions were unsuitable for rescue by ships, the Seaking helicopter was once again launched at 7.10 A.M. in the morning in poor and adverse weather conditions and the skilled crew commenced rescue operations at 7.45 A.M. Indian Coast Guard being National Maritime Search and Rescue Coordinating Authority (NMSARCA), launched Chetak helicopters from Daman and Mumbai.

19 Indian crew of the vessel were winched up by the Seaking Helicopter and brought to safety to INS Shikra, the Indian helicopter base at Colaba. The Master of the stranded ship was rescued by the Coast Guard Chetak helicopter launched from Mumbai. A second Naval Seaking Helicopter was launched at 8.45 AM.

MV Jindal Kamakshi is currently at anchor and abandoned. Throughout the rescue by the helicopter, INS Mumbai was continuously present in close vicinity on MV Jindal Kamakshi to provided necessary support. In addition to INS Mumbai, Indian Coast Guardalso diverted one Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Samrat, which is also in thevicinity of MV Jindal Kamakshi. MRCC (MBI) also coordinated with other merchant vessels in the vicinity i.e. MV SCI, Samudra Prabha, MV Seamac 1 and MV Kamat to render assistance to the vessel.

Captain and crew have expressed their gratitude for the prompt response of the Navy and Indian Coast Guard in carrying out a daring rescue in most difficult weather conditions.

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[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
23-June, 2015 16:01 IST
Indian Naval Ships Enter Sihanoukville, Cambodia & Sattahip, Thailand


In pursuit of India’s ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’ policy, the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet ships under the command of Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), are on a two month long operational deployment to South East Asia and Southern Indian Ocean.

As part of the deployment, two of the Indian warships, INS Ranvir (a Guided Missile Destroyer) and INS Kamorta (an indigenously built Anti Submarine Corvette) entered Sihanoukville, Cambodia and the other two warships including INS Satpura, an indigenously built guided missile stealth frigate and INS Shakti, a sophisticated fleet tanker and support ship, entered Sattahip, Thailand today on a four day visit respectively. The previous visit by an Indian Naval ship to Thailand was in Jun 10.

The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries as well as fostering inter-operability between the navies of these two friendly nations.

These ships are on the return leg after a 45 day deployment. During the stay in harbour, various activities such as official calls, professional interaction between personnel of both the navies, reception onboard and ship visits have been planned. On departure from Sihanoukville, INS Ranvir & INS Kamorta will exercise with the Cambodian Navy for enhancing interoperability in Maritime Operations including Search and Rescue. These ships have visited Singapore, Jakarta (Indonesia), Freemantle (Australia) and Kuantan (Malaysia) during deployment. During this deployment two warships also participated in the bilateral exercise SIMBEX-15 with the Royal Singapore Navy from 20-26 May 15.


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New Delhi: Indian warships on Tuesday entered Cambodia and Thailand as part of a two-month-long operational deployment in South China Sea in pursuant of India's 'Act East' Policy.


The Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet ships under the command of Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh are on operational deployment to South East Asia and Southern Indian Ocean.

As part of the deployment, INS Ranvir, a guided missile destroyer and INS Kamorta, an indigenously-built anti- submarine corvette entered Sihanoukville in Cambodia.

Similarly, two warships including INS Satpura, an indigenously-built guided missile stealth frigate and INS Shakti, a fleet tanker and support ship, entered Sattahip, Thailand.

They are on a four-day visit respectively and are on the return leg after a 45-day deployment.

"The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries as well as fostering inter-operability between the navies of these two friendly nations," a statement by the Navy said.

During the stay in harbour, various activities including official calls, professional interaction between personnel of both the navies and reception onboard and ship visits have been planned.

On departure from Sihanoukville, INS Ranvir and INS Kamorta will exercise with the Cambodian Navy for enhancing inter-operability in maritime operations which includes search and rescue.

These ships have visited Singapore, Jakarta (Indonesia), Freemantle (Australia) and Kuantan (Malaysia) during deployment.

During this deployment, the two warships also participated in the bilateral exercise SIMBEX-15 with the Royal Singapore Navy from May 20 to May 26, the statement added.

PTI

 

[Hindustani78]

Navy rescues crews of Ill-fated MV Coastal Pride

The crew member of MV Coastal Pride being winched up by a Seaking 42C Helicopter

In yet another dramatic life-saving mission, Indian Navy and Coast Guard undertook a difficult rescue operation off the Coast of Umargam, in which a total of 14 crew from ill-fated vessel MV Coastal Pride were safely evacuated by helicopters of the Navy and Coast Guard.

The crew member of MV Coastal Pride being winched up by a Seaking 42C Helicopter

At about 07:00 AM, on 24 June 15, a distress call for evacuation of 14 crew members, from an anchored vessel MV Coastal Pride was received at Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC (MB)) from Director General Shipping communication centre in Mumbai. The vessel, which had earlier reported complete engine breakdown, had anchored off Umargam, which is 150 kms North of Mumbai and 15 kms from the coast. Promptly reacting to the situation the vessel, which had been constantly monitored by the Navy and the Coast Guard, was contacted on radio. It was ascertained that due to extremely bad weather, the vessel was slowly tilting and rolling vigorously. The Captain also requested for evacuating its crew.

The capsized ship can be seen in the water upturned

Braving the extremely bad weather coupled with incessant rains, Coast Guard Chetak helicopter was launched from Air Station Daman at 07:40 A.M. A Naval Seaking helicopter was also immediately launched around the same time from Mumbai to assist in rescue mission. Upon reaching the vessel, the Coast Guard Chetak initially winched up six survivors in two trips and dropped them to Umargam beach, which is the closest land. In the meantime when the Chetak was returning for the third rescue trip, the ship capsized at about 08:45 AM. Thereafter the Seaking from the Indian Navy and Chetak from, the Coast Guard picked up the remaining survivors (six by Seaking and two by Chetak) from the water. All 14 survivors from the ill-fated vessel were evacuated to Umargam beach. The rescue of the crew from the ship has been most dramatic and showcased the heroic courage of the helicopter crews of the Navy and Coast Guard in carrying out rescue operations in extremely strong wind conditions, very rough seas and poor visibility.

Rescued crew were landed at Umargaon beach from where they will be moved

The actual problem for the vessel started on 22 Jun15, when on a routine surveillance CG Dornier contacted MV Coastal Pride, a 78 M Cargo vessel was monitored and on 23 Jun 15, on losing all machinery, the vessel was directed to drop anchor. Since 23 Jun 15, the owner of the vessel had been arranging for a tug to tow the vessel. However, the hired Tug could not sail on due to inclement weather conditions on 23 Jun 15.

Rescuers and the rescued in the Seaking helicopter

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
01-July, 2015 15:29 IST
Commodore Alok Bhatnagar, NM takes over as Naval officer-in-charge (Tamilnadu & Puducherry)

Commodore Alok Bhatnagar, NM has taken over as the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Tamilnadu & Puducherry) on 30 Jun 2015 from Commodore Amar K Mahadevan, VSM on his superannuation, at a ceremonial parade conducted at INS Adyar, Navy Office, Chennai. The Commodore, prior to his appointment was serving as Principal Director International Fleet Review (PD IFR) at Integrated Headquarters Ministry of Defence (Navy), New Delhi.

An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, the officer during his distinguished career of 30 years, has served on 14 different ships in various capacities, including appointments as Navigating Officer, Executive Officer and Commanding Officer, which include command of INS Kulish (an indigenously built Missile Corvette) and INS Jalashwa (a Landing Platform Dock).

Some of his major shore appointments include Director Naval Plans at IHQ MoD (Navy), as a Naval Attache in Washington DC, USA and Principal Director International Fleet Review at IHQ MoD (Navy), New Delhi.

Commodore Alok Bhatnagar, a specialist in Navigation and Direction, is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and the College of Naval Warfare, Karanja. He was commended by the Chief of the Naval Staff in 2002 and awarded Nao Sena Medal for Devotion to Duty in 2010.

Commodore Bhatnagar, a keen golfer and yachtsman, is married and has two sons.

 

[sathya]

GRSE launches three fast attack craft for Indian Navy
IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
01 July 2015

One of three fast attack craft (FAC) for the Indian Navy launched by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) on 30 June 2015 at its Rajabagan shipyard. Source: Sitanshu Kar/Indian MoD
Kolkata-based shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) launched three fast attack craft (FAC) for the Indian Navy at its Rajabagan shipyard on 30 June.

The vessels - Tarmugli (T 91), Tillanchang (T 92), and Tihayu (T 93) - are the first three vessels to be built under a four-ship order from March 2013. The ships have been dubbed 'follow on waterjet fast attack craft' (FOWJFAC) by the Indian Navy.

Production of the vessels started on 16 July 2013 for the first pair and 24 January 2014 for the subsequent pair. IHS Jane's understands that GRSE is planning to deliver the first pair by December, the third vessel in February 2016 and the fourth - to be namedTarasa - by March 2016.

The vessels, which feature a length of 48 m, a beam of 7.5 m, and a displacement of 315 tonnes, are an improved variant of the Car Nicobar-class patrol boats, according to the Indian Navy. Improvements include an enhanced electrical power generation capacity of 280 kW and twice the reverse osmosis (RO) capacity at 4 tonnes per day.

The propulsion system consists of three Hamilton waterjets driven by three MTU 4000 series engines through ZF gearboxes. MTU's MCS-5 machinery control system is also installed. Top speed is approximately 35 kt, while range is about 2,000 n miles at 12-14 kt.

Armament consists of a 30 mm CRN-91 gun mount and associated stabilised optronic pedestal for fire control, machine guns, and man-portable Igla surface-to-air missiles. Electronics equipment includes navigation radar, a LINK II tactical datalink and satellite communication (SATCOM) antenna for connectivity to the Indian Navy's 'Rukmani' SATCOM network.

The FOWJFACs will be used for maritime security operations in India's exclusive economic zones.

 

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What is turkey navy doing in chennai ?

 

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What is turkey navy doing in chennai ?

Friendly port visit.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

The fourth and fifth Project 11356 frigates, built for the Russian Navy at the Kaliningrad Yantar shipyard, might be sent to India.

Such a move will make it possible to equip the ships with turbines of Ukrainian manufacture that were previously ordered but which Kiev now refuses to supply since they would be used for equipping Russian warships.

The Admiral Grigorovich class is the latest class of frigates ordered by the Russian Navy for the Black Sea Fleet, built by the "Yantar" shipyard in Kaliningrad. The frigates are based on the Indian Navy's Talwar-class frigate. Project 11356 frigates are designed for anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare and are also armed with air defence systems​

Russian frigates left without engines prepared for transfer to India | Indian Defence News

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[garibnawaz]

Keel for second Project 15-B ship is laid on 4th June 2015

http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/Keel_Laying_705.pdf

 

[IND151]

Russian frigates left without engines prepared for transfer to India | idrw.org

 

[W@rwolf]

The Indian Navy took delivery of IN326 (C/N 40616) the 7th P-8I Neptune ASW aircraft last month.

The P-8I (737-8FV) made its delivery flight from the Boeing Field Airport and had stop-overs at Hawaii, Guam and Singapore before arriving at Chennai.

The Neptunes are based at INS Rajali, Arakkonam in the state of Tamil Nadu.

 

[Perpendicular]

Future possible Russian carrier.
Possible look for IAC 2 with PAKFA ?