Indian Navy Search and Rescue.. Why not search for missing Malaysia Airlines

[k7x]

I am really sad, getting annoyed when our BABUs and Navy command, who are doing nothing to help our neighbors.

Even 5 indians were missing. Yet not even a single sign of any reaction.

Forget blue water navy, we could have got tremendous goodwill at this time of real need.

"A friend in need is friend indeed. "

• Why cant we send some of our Sleeping bears ( TU 142) from Arakonam to Port Blair and do SAR from there. What about those multi billion dollar P 8A...
  
  
  
• Why cant we use our 1 meter resolution satellites to take maximum available pictures and share it with Malaysia Vietnam and China.

• Why can we send our few Navy ships to check for derbies....
  
  
  US has sent its force to help, other countries are doing and Ohh the Might elephant or tiger is sleeping.
  Forget about Super power or stupid power.. we will never be a responsible neighbor with this attitude...

 

[Roybot]

I agree, India should have sent some search and rescue vessels for help.

 

[janon]

The location is east of Malaysia, a long way after the Malacca straits. Even in our projected maritime ambitions, we are only looking to project power only as far as the straits of Malacca. This incident happened way beyond our maritime reach. It would not be possible for the IN to mount a SAR operation so far away from home, with no forward bases in that region. Check out a map to see the distances involved.

Other than the omnipresent USN, only the regional navies can search that area using ships and airplanes. As for using one meter resolution satellites - the satellites can't take a picture until you tell it where to take the picture. Currently the location is unknown. I doubt if our satellites can scan that region anyway.

 

[k7x]

Taiwan sent two of its coast gaurd ships.

Japan sent its p3 orian... ANTI SUB aircraft.

More than 7 navys are searching...

Are we caged parrott. Dont we have to look behind our borders.

When hurricane katrina hit us.. We sent our il76 all the way to US

From andaman nicobar.. This place is hardly 1000km..

We can ask vietnam for fuel/support.


Govt can give 100s of reason for not doing it. But 5 indians were killed..

But its just five right.. Let others do the search. This is our attitude

 

[janon]

Taiwan sent two of its coast gaurd ships.

Japan sent its p3 orian... ANTI SUB aircraft.

More than 7 navys are searching...

Are we caged parrott. Dont we have to look behind our borders.

When hurricane katrina hit us.. We sent our il76 all the way to US

From andaman nicobar.. This place is hardly 1000km..

We can ask vietnam for fuel/support.


Govt can give 100s of reason for not doing it. But 5 indians were killed..

But its just five right.. Let others do the search. This is our attitude

All those seven navies, barring the USN, are from that region. There were four french citizens on that plane, but you don't see the french navy anywhere there, do you?

Sending IL-76 to the USA is easy - all it had to do was carry cargo from point A to point B and return. But do you think it could have mounted a SAR operation there?

Our navy does not have the capability to operate that far away effectively - that's a fact. We cannot try to mount such an operation just to make ourselves feel proud.

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

All those seven navies, barring the USN, are from that region. There were four french citizens on that plane, but you don't see the french navy anywhere there, do you?

Sending IL-76 to the USA is easy - all it had to do was carry cargo from point A to point B and return. But do you think it could have mounted a SAR operation there?

Our navy does not have the capability to operate that far away effectively - that's a fact. We cannot try to mount such an operation just to make ourselves feel proud.

he has a point. Its not exactly that much far. We have a base in Andaman's and it would be literally 2-3 days or less than that travel from there.

 

[Koovie]

Conducting SAR operation so far away from home is difficult without a base for refueling and maintenance, even with Tu 142 and P8Is.

 

[Guynextdoor2]

I believe the offer has already been made to Malaysia

 

[Abingdonboy]

The only navies (excluding the "world police") who are engaged in the search are regional navies from THAT REGION. The Indian Navy can't be being dispatched to every potential crash site all over the world, not in the modest size it is today- it isn't the USN. Usually when massive calamities happen the GoI does respond (Japan Tsunami, Philippines cyclone, Katrina, Haiti etc etc) but to tie down naval assets in a distant SAR operation isn't really what the IN (or any navy other than the USN) does...

 

[third eye]

I am really sad, getting annoyed when our BABUs and Navy command, who are doing nothing to help our neighbors.

Even 5 indians were missing. Yet not even a single sign of any reaction.

BBC News - India offers help to trace missing Malaysia plane

 

[madooxno9]

We should help them on humanitarian ground. We talk about looking east and not showing our concerns .

 

[Abingdonboy]

BBC News - India offers help to trace missing Malaysia plane

Ball's in their court then I guess....

 

[k7x]

Ball's in their court then I guess....

I think the plane might be closer to india than what we thinkkkk..

Latest news indicate it flew westwards flying over malaysia and entered malacca strait.

That place is hardly 500 km fom andaman..

Hope our radars in Andama were in working condition to detect the plane incase it had ever entered our airspace...

Seems to be a hijack or suicide attempt..

 

[Abingdonboy]

I think the plane might be closer to india than what we thinkkkk..

Latest news indicate it flew westwards flying over malaysia and entered malacca strait.

That place is hardly 500 km fom andaman..

Hope our radars in Andama were in working condition to detect the plane incase it had ever entered our airspace...

Seems to be a hijack or suicide attempt..

Latest news is Indian Navy Warships and a/c have joined the search, Malaysians must have accepted India's request....

@Roybot

 

[Jayadevp13]

Surprise fellows! ​

Quoting from bit(dot)ly/PoVPgv

KOLKATA: Ships of the Indian Navy that are on patrol in the Malacca Straits are participating in Search and Rescue (SAR) operations for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that has been missing since Saturday with 239 people on board.

Those tracking the aircraft have said that it disappeared over the Malacca Straits while attempting to fly back to Kuala Lumpur from where it took off for Beijing.

The Indian Navy's satellite Rukmini or GSAT-7 has also been activated to try and pick up any clue that may lead investigators to the missing Boeing 777-200 aircraft.

"Indian Navy ships are on routine patrol in the Malacca Straits. Our ships carry out coordinated anti-piracy patrols with the navies of countries like Indonesia and Malaysia. As per the laws of the sea, it is only natural that our vessels will participate in the SAR operations. The ships that have heli-components will use the aircraft for the operations. Though several navies patrol the busy shipping lines passing through the Malacca Straits, India has a strong presence there," an official said.

The Navy believes that this will also be a good opportunity to try out the Rukmini satellite, which became operational in 2013 and has put up a commendable performance during exercises.

During the recently concluded Theatre-level Readiness and Operational Exercise (Tropex) in the Bay of Bengal, Rukmini was able to network about 60 ships and 75 aircraft seamlessly. The intention of the Indian Navy is to use this geostationary naval communication and surveillance satellite to cover activities up to the Malacca Straits in the east and the Hormuz Strait to the west. Rukmini has a nearly 2,000 nautical mile 'footprint' over the Indian Ocean Region, another official said.

"There is no competition involved but this is certainly a challenge. SAR operations are a crucial part of any navy's duties, particularly if it wishes to achieve 'blue-water' status. In Fact, SAR operations was the highlight of Milan 2014, the exercise organized by the Indian Navy at Port Blair in February this year in which several navies from the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean regions participated," the official added.